Paul and Epictetus on law : a comparison /
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| Author / Creator: | Huttunen, Niko, Th. D. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2009. |
| Description: | x, 187 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Library of New Testament studies ; 405. Early Christianity in context T & T Clark library of biblical studies Library of New Testament studies ; 405. Library of New Testament studies. Early Christianity in context. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8052173 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. On Applying the Stoic Perspective to Paul and the Law
- 1.1. An Alternative Approach to an Old Problem
- 1.2. Sources and Earlier Studies
- 1.3. Methodological Considerations
- Chapter 2. Law and the Core of Epictetus' Philosophy
- 2.1. Epictetus' Stoic Theory of Value
- 2.2. Paul's Christian Stoicism in 1 Corinthians 7 and 9
- Chapter 3. The Fundamentals of Law
- 3.1. God and Nature in Epictetus
- 3.2. Paul on God, Law and Nature in Romans 1 and 2
- Chapter 4. The Strong and the Weak
- 4.1. Epictetus' Law on the Weaker and the Stronger
- 4.2. Paul: Love between the Weak and the Strong
- Chapter 5. Difficulties with Law
- 5.1. Views on Marriage in Epictetus and in Paul
- 5.2. Epictetus and Paul on Divine Law and State Law
- Chapter 6. The Anthropology and Psychology of Transgression
- 6.1. Moral Contradictions and Anthropological Dichotomy in Epictetus
- 6.2. Contradictions of the 'I': Stoicism in Romans 7
- Chapter 7. Fulfilling the Law
- 7.1. Epictetus: Progress after Examples
- 7.2. Paul: Deeds and Christ
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors