Anti-Epicurean Polemics in the New Testament Writings
By (author) Stefan Szymik Series edited by Adam Kubiś Series edited by Nicholas Adams Series edited by Marek Jagodziński Series edited by Pawel Mąkosa Consultant editor Pawel Mąkosa Consultant editor Zdzisław Kijas Consultant editor Juan Luis Lorda Consultant editor David Fagerberg Consultant editor Klaus Baumann Consultant editor Carl-Maria Sultana Consultant editor Ilaria Ramelli Consultant editor Łukasz Popko Consultant editor Dalia Marx
Hardback (Published)
(October 2023)
ISBN: 9783525500224
6.34 x 9.25 inches
Price: $175.00
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About the presence of Epicurean philosophical concepts in the New Testament writings
Stefan Szymik analyses New Testament texts in terms of polemic and anti-Epicurean rhetoric. To what extent and how did Epicurus and his philosophical thought influence the first Christian Churches? How did Christians react to Epicureanism? Although the New Testament only includes one account of an encounter between the Apostle Paul and the Epicureans (Acts 17:18), the probability of their contacts was high, given the popularity of Epicureanism in the Roman Empire in the first century CE. As a vital component of Hellenistic-Roman culture, Epicureanism should be taken into account in research on the New Testament, becoming a point of reference and part of the content of comparative analyses.
- By (author) Stefan Szymik
- Series edited by Adam Kubiś
- Series edited by Nicholas Adams
- Series edited by Marek Jagodziński
- Series edited by Pawel Mąkosa
- Consultant editor Pawel Mąkosa
- Consultant editor Zdzisław Kijas
- Consultant editor Juan Luis Lorda
- Consultant editor David Fagerberg
- Consultant editor Klaus Baumann
- Consultant editor Carl-Maria Sultana
- Consultant editor Ilaria Ramelli
- Consultant editor Łukasz Popko
- Consultant editor Dalia Marx
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