In the words of the apostle: Pauline apostolic discourse in the letters of Boniface and his circle
Shannon Godlove
This article analyses the correspondence of Boniface and his associates, arguing that deliberately but subtly communicates a Pauline apostolic identity in letters, expressing personal professional successes, struggles, feelings through pervasive language biblical allusions drawn primarily from Epistles. The effectiveness this hermeneutic becomes apparent when we see complicity Boniface's fellow correspondents their ability willingness to respond kind. They express support missionary reform projects participation these discursive practices; recognize, interpret engage with supplies meaning words and, doing so, systematically constitutes as an figure.
Early Medieval Europe