Paul and the giants of philosophy : reading the apostle in Greco-Roman context /
Paul and the giants of philosophy : reading the apostle in Greco-Roman context /
edited by Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones ; foreword by John M. G. Barclay.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]
- xiv, 177 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"What does not kill me makes me stronger" : Paul and Epictetus on suffering / Therapy session : Paul and Philodemus on therapy for the weak / Why can't we be friends? : Paul and Aristotle on friendship / Slaves to the culture? : Attitudes on slavery in Paul and Seneca / All for one and one for all : individual and community in Paul and Epictetus / Don't stop believing : Paul and Plutarch on faith / When is a letter not a letter? : Paul, Cicero, and Seneca as letter writers / Fighting the good fight : the good life in Paul and the giants of philosophy / Strings attached : Paul and Seneca on the modern myth of the pure gift / What no other God could do : life and afterlife among Paul and the philosophers / Somewhere over the rainbow : heavenly visions in Plato, Cicero, and Paul / It's a hard knock life : Paul and Seneca on suffering / Surprised by Paul : the apostle among the philosophers and the poets / Universe to universe : the challenge of comparing Paul with the giants / John M. G. Barclay -- David E. Briones -- Dorothea H. Bertschmann -- Justin Reid Allison -- David E. Briones -- Timothy A. Brookins -- Ben C. Dunson -- Jeanette Hagen Pifer -- E. Randolph Richards -- Nijay K. Gupta -- David E. Briones -- James P. Ware -- Joseph R. Dodson -- Brian J. Tabb -- R. Dean Anderson -- Christopher L. Redmon. Foreword / Introduction /
"How was the Apostle Paul influenced by the great philosophers of his age? Dodson and Briones have gathered contributors with diverse views who aim to make Paul's engagement with ancient philosophy accessible. These essays address Paul's interaction with Greco-Roman philosophical thinking on a particular topic, including discussion questions and reading lists to help readers engage the material further"--
9780830852284 083085228X
2019027274
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biblija--Pavlove poslanice--Interpretacije i kritike.
Philosophy and religion.
Filozofija i religija.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Antička filozofija.
BS2650.52 / .P3648 2019
227/.06
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"What does not kill me makes me stronger" : Paul and Epictetus on suffering / Therapy session : Paul and Philodemus on therapy for the weak / Why can't we be friends? : Paul and Aristotle on friendship / Slaves to the culture? : Attitudes on slavery in Paul and Seneca / All for one and one for all : individual and community in Paul and Epictetus / Don't stop believing : Paul and Plutarch on faith / When is a letter not a letter? : Paul, Cicero, and Seneca as letter writers / Fighting the good fight : the good life in Paul and the giants of philosophy / Strings attached : Paul and Seneca on the modern myth of the pure gift / What no other God could do : life and afterlife among Paul and the philosophers / Somewhere over the rainbow : heavenly visions in Plato, Cicero, and Paul / It's a hard knock life : Paul and Seneca on suffering / Surprised by Paul : the apostle among the philosophers and the poets / Universe to universe : the challenge of comparing Paul with the giants / John M. G. Barclay -- David E. Briones -- Dorothea H. Bertschmann -- Justin Reid Allison -- David E. Briones -- Timothy A. Brookins -- Ben C. Dunson -- Jeanette Hagen Pifer -- E. Randolph Richards -- Nijay K. Gupta -- David E. Briones -- James P. Ware -- Joseph R. Dodson -- Brian J. Tabb -- R. Dean Anderson -- Christopher L. Redmon. Foreword / Introduction /
"How was the Apostle Paul influenced by the great philosophers of his age? Dodson and Briones have gathered contributors with diverse views who aim to make Paul's engagement with ancient philosophy accessible. These essays address Paul's interaction with Greco-Roman philosophical thinking on a particular topic, including discussion questions and reading lists to help readers engage the material further"--
9780830852284 083085228X
2019027274
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biblija--Pavlove poslanice--Interpretacije i kritike.
Philosophy and religion.
Filozofija i religija.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Antička filozofija.
BS2650.52 / .P3648 2019
227/.06