Authorship of the Catholic Epistles

Travis B. Williams is Professor of Religion at Tusculum University, USA.Darian R. Lockett is Professor of New Testament at Biola University, USA.Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn is Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at Regent College, USA.

• List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction, Travis B. Williams, Tusculum University, USA; Darian R. Lockett, Biola University, USA; and Mariam Kamell Kovalishyn, Regent College, USA 2. Occupation and Authorship in the Catholic Epistles: Diagnosing the Literacy of Ancient Fishermen and Carpenters, Travis B. Williams, Tusculum University, USA 3. The Catholic Epistles and Early Roman Palestine: Questions of Language and Literacy, Michael Owen Wise, University of Northwestern, St. Paul, USA 4. James, 1 and 2 Peter, and Jude in a Landscape of Early Christian Education, Teresa Morgan, Yale Divinity School, USA 5. Defending the Prevalence of Secretaries in Greco-Roman Letter Writing in Light of a Recent Challenge, E. Randolph Richards, Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA 6. Assumptions, Evidence, and Arguments: Reflections on Petrine Authorship of 2 Peter, Matthew S. Harmon, Grace Theological Seminary, USA 7. Why External Evidence for Petrine Involvement in 1 Peter Matters, Craig S. Keener, Asbury Theological Seminary, USA 8. Authorship, the Catholic Epistles, and the Chain of History, Kelsie G. Rodenbiker, University of Glasgow, UK 9. The Authors of the Epistle of Jude: Some Methodological Considerations and a New Proposal, Wolfgang Grünstäudl, University of Münster, Germany 10. Reflections on Authorship in the Catholic Epistles, Darian R. Lockett, Biola University, USA Bibliography Index