Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Citations -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction and Method -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Method -- 1.2.1 Method in Part One: Discovering Synonymous Pledge Terms for Investigating the Divine Promise in non-Jewish and Jewish Greek Writings -- 1.2.1.1 Hebrew Counterparts to the Vulgate's Promissio -- 1.2.1.2 Greek Counterparts to the Vulgate's Promissio -- 1.2.2 Method in Part Two: Examining the Association of Two -αγγελ Terms, ἐπαγγελία and εὐαγγέλιον, in the Undisputed Pauline Corpus -- Part One: Paul's Uniqueness in His Exclusive Use of ἐπαγγελία for the Divine Promise -- 2 The Divine Pledge in Classical and Hellenistic Literature -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classical Period -- 2.2.1 Eighth Century B.C.E. -- 2.2.1.1 Homer -- 2.2.1.2 Hesiod -- 2.2.2 Eighth to Sixth Century B.C.E. -- 2.2.2.1 Homeric Hymns -- 2.2.3 Fifth Century B.C.E. -- 2.2.3.1 Pindar -- 2.2.3.2 Aeschylus -- 2.2.3.3 Euripides -- 2.2.3.4 Herodotus -- 2.2.3.5 Thucydides -- 2.2.4 Fourth Century B.C.E. -- 2.2.4.1 Xenophon -- 2.2.4.2 Plato -- 2.2.4.3 Aristotle -- 2.3 Hellenistic Period -- 2.3.1 Third Century B.C.E. -- 2.3.1.1 Apollonius of Rhodes -- 2.3.2 Second Century B.C.E. -- 2.3.2.1 Polybius -- 2.3.3 First Century B.C.E. -- 2.3.3.1 Diodorus of Sicily -- 2.3.3.2 Dionysius of Halicarnassus -- 2.3.3.3 Strabo -- 2.3.4 First Century C.E. -- 2.3.4.1 Pseudo-Apollodorus -- 2.3.4.2 Plutarch -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in the LXX Books with MT Counterparts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 General Speech Terms: The Use of the λέγω/λαλέω Word Groups with Regard to Key Texts Highlighting the Abrahamic Promises -- 3.2.1 Genesis 12:1-3,7 - God's Seven (Eight) Promises to Abraham.

3.2.2 General Speech Terms for the Divine Promise in the Rest of the Abrahamic Narrative -- 3.2.3 Genesis 22 - The Lord Swears with an Oath to Abraham -- 3.3 The ὅρκος and Lexemes -- 3.4 The ὑπόσχεσις/ὑπισχνέομαι Word Group -- 3.5 The ἐπαγγελία Word Group -- 3.5.1 The Use of the ἐπαγγελία Word Group for the non-Divine Promise in the LXX (MT) -- 3.5.1.1 Esther 4:7 -- 3.5.1.2 Proverbs 13:12 -- 3.5.2 The Use of the ἐπαγγελία Word Group for the Divine Promise in the LXX (MT) -- 3.5.2.1 Psalm 55:9 (LXX) -- 3.5.2.2 Amos 9:6 -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Synonymous Divine Pledge Terms in OT Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 OT Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha and Other LXX Writings -- 4.2.1 2Maccabees -- 4.2.2 Sibylline Oracles -- 4.2.3 Apocalypse of Sedrach -- 4.2.4 Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs -- 4.2.4.1 Testament of Joseph -- 4.2.4.2 Testament of Judah -- 4.2.5 Testaments of the Three Patriarchs -- 4.2.5.1 Testament of Abraham -- 4.2.6 Life of Adam and Eve -- 4.2.7 3 Maccabees -- 4.2.8 Prayer of Manasseh -- 4.2.9 Psalms of Solomon -- 4.3 Heavenly Beings and Oracles -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Formal Divine Pledge Term Usage in Philo and Josephus -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Philo -- 5.2.1 Writings that Employ All Three "Groups": ὅρκος/ὄμνυμι, ὑπόσχεσις, and ἐπαγγελία -- 5.2.2 Writings that Employ Just Two "Groups": ὅρκος/ὄμνυμι and ὑπόσχεσις -- 5.2.3 Writings that Employ Just Two Word Groups: ὑπόσχεσις and ἐπαγγελία -- 5.2.4 Writings that Employ Just One "Group": ὅρκος/ὄμνυμι -- 5.2.5 Writings that Employ Just One Word Group: ὑπόσχεσις -- 5.3 Conclusion of Philo -- 5.4 Josephus -- 5.4.1 The Contents of the Promises -- 5.4.1.1 General Care for the Israelites -- 5.4.1.2 Land of Canaan -- 5.4.1.3 Victory over Enemies -- 5.4.1.4 Davidic Kingship -- 5.4.1.5 God's Help for Leaders to Accomplish Their Duties -- 5.4.1.6 Peace/Rest.

5.4.1.7 God's Presence -- 5.4.1.8 Deliverance/Salvation -- 5.4.1.9 Descendants -- 5.4.1.10 Reconciliation with God -- 5.4.1.11 Other -- 5.5 Conclusion of Josephus -- Conclusion of Part One -- Part Two: Paul's Reasons for Exclusively Using for the Divine Promise -- 6 The Association of ἐπαγγελία with εὐαγγέλιον -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Significance of the εὐαγγέλιον -- 6.2.1 The History of the εὐαγγέλιον Word Group for Paul -- 6.2.2 The Conceptual Correspondence Between εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία -- 6.2.3 God's Promises to the First Patriarch in the Abrahamic Narrative -- 6.2.4 The Significance of εὐαγγέλιον for Paul -- 6.2.5 Continuity between God's Promises and His Gospel -- 6.2.5.1 The Gospel Foretold in the Scriptures -- 6.2.5.2 God as the Source -- 6.2.5.3 Jesus as the Content -- 6.2.5.4 God's Salvation -- 6.2.5.5 From Death to Life -- 6.2.5.6 Recipients -- 6.2.5.7 Faith -- 6.2.5.8 Discontinuity -- 6.3 The Linguistic Correspondence Between ἐπαγγελία and εὐαγγέλιον -- 6.3.1 WordPlay Created by Shared -αγγελ Stem -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Romans -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The Framework of Romans -- 7.2.1 The Letter's Opening -- 7.2.1.1 The Promised Gospel in Scripture -- 7.2.1.2 Means and Recipients -- 7.2.1.3 Εὐαγγέλιον Serving as an Inclusio for the Opening -- 7.2.2 The Letter's Closing -- 7.3 Body of Romans -- 7.4 Romans 4 and 9-11 -- 7.4.1 Romans 4 -- 7.4.2 Romans 9-11 -- 7.5 Conclusion -- 8 The Association of εὐαγγέλιον and ἐπαγγελία in Galatians and 2Corinthians as well as Other NT Writings -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Galatians -- 8.2.1 Galatians 1-3 -- 8.2.1.1 Holy Spirit -- 8.2.2 Galatians 4 -- 8.3 Conclusion of Galatians -- 8.4 2Corinthians -- 8.4.1 2Corinthians 1:20 -- 8.4.2 2Corinthians 7:1 (and 9:5) -- 8.5 Conclusion of 2Corinthians -- 8.6 Divine Pledges in the Rest of the NT.

8.6.1 Disputed Pauline Writings -- 8.6.1.1 Ephesians -- 8.6.1.2 1 and 2Timothy and Titus -- 8.6.2 Luke/Acts -- 8.6.3 Hebrews -- 8.6.4 Catholic/General Epistles -- 8.6.4.1 James -- 8.6.4.2 2Peter -- 8.6.4.3 1John -- 8.7 Conclusion to the Divine Pledges in the Rest of the NT -- 9 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Scriptures and Other Ancient Writings -- Index of Ancient Authors -- Index of Greek and Hebrew Words -- Subject Index.