Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric
Author | : Christine R. Trotter |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2023-12-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3161624750 |
Download Hellenistic Jews and Consolatory Rhetoric Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Hellenistic Jews And Consolatory Rhetoric PDF full book. Access full book title Hellenistic Jews And Consolatory Rhetoric.
Author | : Christine R. Trotter |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2023-12-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 3161624750 |
Author | : Alex Muir |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2024-06-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004695524 |
In this monograph, Alex W. Muir shows how Paul and Seneca were significant contributors to an ancient philosophical and rhetorical tradition of consolation. Each writer's consolatory career is surveyed in turn through close readings of key primary texts: chiefly Seneca's three literary consolations and 'Epistles'; and Paul's letters, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, and Philippians. A final comparative dialogue highlights the pair's adaptations and innovations within this tradition.
Author | : Ronald Williamson |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1989-05-18 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780521315487 |
An extremely important Jewish writer and thinker of the first century AD, Philo of Alexandria exercised through his ideas and language a lasting influence on the development and growth of Christianity in the New Testament period and later. This book provides an introduction to the major themes and ideas in the religious and philosophical thinking of Philo and outlines the importance of his thought by means of introductory treatments and sections of freshly translated text and commentary. Dr Williamson illustrates in his work the place and significance of Philo within Judaism and as part of the background to Christianity, and so provides a valuable resource for scholars and students in this area of study.
Author | : Norman Bentwich |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Hellenism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Raymond Bartlett |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Church history |
ISBN | : 9780521285513 |
This book aims to introduce the work of Hellenistic Jewish writers of the period 200 BC to AD 200. Four in particular are studied. The authors of the Letter of Aristeas and the Sibylline Oracles came from second-century BC Egypt. Eupolemus wrote probably in Jerusalem at the same time. Josephus, a priest from Judaea, wrote in Rome in the late first century AD. Using Greek, not Hebrew or Aramaic, and conscious of the position of Jews in the Graeco-Roman world, they wished to demonstrate that their cultural and religious heritage stood comparison with the Graeco-Roman tradition and that Jews were neither so philosophically naive nor so politically troublesome as they were often supposed to be. An opening chapter describing the position of Jews in the Hellenistic world is followed by selected passages, all newly translated, with introductory essays and commentary. The collection makes available to students much material hitherto not easily accessible.
Author | : David A. deSilva |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2020-11-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1725270706 |
Fourth Maccabees is a superbly crafted oration that presents a case for the Jewish way of life couched almost entirely in terms of Greek ethical ideals. Its author delights in the Torah, the Law of Moses, as the divinely given path to becoming our best selves now. In this collection of essays spanning two decades of study, David deSilva examines the formative training that produced such an author, the rhetorical crafting and effect of his work, the author's creative use of both Jewish and Greek literary resources, and the book's enduring message and legacy in the Christian church.
Author | : Erwin Ramsdell Goodenough |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul A. Holloway |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2017-11-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1506438431 |
Paul‘s letter to the Philippians offers treasures to the reader--and historical and theological puzzles as well. Paul A. Holloway treats the letter as a literary unity and a letter of consolation, according to Greek and Roman understandings of that genre, written probably in Rome and thus the latest of Paul‘s letters to come down to us. Adapting the methodology of what he calls a new history of religions perspective, Holloway attends carefully to the religious topoi of Philippians, especially the metamorphic myth in chapter 2, and draws significant conclusions about Paul‘s personalism and "mysticism." With succinct and judicious treatments of pertinent exegetical and theological issues throughout, Holloway draws richly on Jewish, Greek, and Roman comparative material to present a complex understanding of the apostle as a Hellenized and Romanized Jew.
Author | : Christopher T. Holmes |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2018-06-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3161557522 |
Back cover: In this study, Christopher T. Holmes offers an analysis of Hebrews 12:18-29 and its role in the larger argument of Hebrews. It argues that the first-century treatise, De Sublimitate, provides a significant context for interpreting the rhetoric and style of Hebrews and sheds new light on the thought and genre of Hebrews.
Author | : Thomas H. Olbricht |
Publisher | : SBL Press |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 2021-03-31 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 088414478X |
This book offers a unique overview of the development of rhetorical criticism both in North America and internationally through the work of pioneering New Testament scholar Thomas H. Olbricht. Lauri Thurén has gathered nineteen of Olbricht's essays as a guidebook to rhetorical criticism for students, clergy, and scholars. The range of essays from throughout Olbricht's career illuminate the history of rhetorical criticism and reflect the different motivations of ancient and contemporary rhetorical approaches. Essays focus on the history of biblical rhetorical analysis, the rhetorical analysis of biblical texts, the characteristics of rhetorical analysis, and types of biblical rhetorical criticism. A foreword by Thurén and a memorial essay by Carl R. Holladay contextualize Olbricht's work. Anyone interested in the rhetorical study of the New Testament will find this volume inspiring and informative.