Philo and Paul among the Sophists
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- Author: Bruce W. Winter, Tynedale House, Cambridge
- Date Published: August 1997
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2001
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521591089
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Dr Winter gathers all available evidence on the first-century sophistic movement from two major centres of learning in the East. Together with the writings of Philo and Paul, this provides the first discussion of all the protagonists and antagonists of this movement in Alexandria and Corinth. While both these contemporary Hellenistic Jews responded to the movement on the basis of the Old Testament, Philo was also indebted to Plato for his assessment and Paul filtered important Old Testament texts through the message of the crucified Messiah. This study provides important insights into the problems this elitist movement created for Diaspora Jews in Alexandria, and for Christians in Corinth. It also fills a crucial gap in our understanding of the rise of the Second Sophistic.
Read more- The first scholarly examination of Philo and Paul and the first century sophistic movement
- Examines the problems of cultural integration for Diaspora Jews
- Sheds new light on the leadership crisis for Corinthian Christians
- Fills crucial gaps in our knowledge of the Second Sophistic
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'Learned and accessible, this is an impressive study.' Expository Times
See more reviews'This study has great value to scholars of both the New Testament and the Second Sophistic … a superb application of detailed philological analysis to these significant Greek texts …'. Journal of Hellenic Studies
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- Date Published: August 1997
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521591089
- length: 305 pages
- dimensions: 224 x 146 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.47kg
- availability: Unavailable - out of print July 2001
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. The Alexandrian Sophists: Introduction
1. A student among Alexandrian sophists
2. Dio and the Alexandrian sophistic leaders
3. Who are Philo's sophists?
4. Philo's critique of the Alexandrian sophistic tradition
5. Philo among the sophists
Part II. The Corinthian Sophists: Introduction
6. Epictetus and the Corinthian student of the sophists
7. Dio and Plutarch among the Corinthian sophists
8. Paul and sophistic conventions
9. Paul's critique of the Corinthian sophistic tradition
10. Paul among the Christian sophists
11. Conclusions
Appendix
Bibliography
Indexes.
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