Paul's Literary Style is a groundbreaking stylistics study of the Apostle Paul's varying style of written communication to different audiences. He writes as a warrior to the antagonistic Corinthians, a parent to the receptive Philippians, and a diplomat to the distant Romans. The study is grounded in linguistics, a literary close reading of the text, and historical contextual exegesis. It provides a rationale for and an introduction to the use of stylistics in New Testament studies. An in-depth stylistic study of Paul's letters is compared to the historical context of each letter. The letters share a comparable subject matter and genre, but differ in audience receptiveness or relationship, which is thoroughly explored throughout the work. Through the author's thorough investigation of these distinctive stylistic changes she sheds new insight and explores depths of further understanding on these timeless texts. Book jacket.