RT Article
T1 The Amanuensis Hypothesis in New Testament Scholarship: Its Origin, Evidential Basis, and Application
JF Currents in biblical research
VO 22
IS 1
SP 7
OP 82
A1 Williams, Travis B. 1980-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1870618882
AB For centuries, the authorship claims of certain New Testament epistles have been defended by postulating the use of a secretary. According to the amanuensis hypothesis, secretaries in the Greco-Roman world were afforded varying degrees of compositional freedom during the letter-writing process. Proponents of this view maintain that such a consideration invalidates the practice of making authenticity judgments based on the style or even content of a given letter. To better understand the merits and limitations of the amanuensis hypothesis, this article outlines its earliest formulations, traces the development of its evidential basis, and examines the various ways it has been applied within modern authorship debates.
K1 Stylistics
K1 secretary
K1 Scribe
K1 Pseudonymity
K1 Paul
K1 Pastoral Epistles
K1 Letter
K1 Ephesians
K1 Colossians
K1 Catholic Epistles
K1 Authorship
K1 amanuensis
DO 10.1177/1476993X231210004