[PDF] Paul The Stoics And The Body Of Christ eBook

Author : Michelle V. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2006-07-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1107321050

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At first glance, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. He compares them with a human body so that they may be encouraged to work together, each member contributing to the good of the whole according to his or her special gift. However, the passage raises several critical questions which point to its deeper implications. Does Paul mean that the community is 'like' a body or is he saying that they are in some sense a real body? What is the significance of being specifically the body of Christ? Is the primary purpose of the passage to instruct on the correct use of spiritual gifts or is Paul making a statement about the identity of the Christian community? Michelle Lee examines Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 against the backdrop of Hellenistic moral philosophy, and especially Stoicism.

Author : Michelle V. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 2008-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521091435

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At first glance, Paul's words to the Corinthians about being the body of Christ seem simple and straightforward. He compares them with a human body so that they may be encouraged to work together, each member contributing to the good of the whole according to his or her special gift. However, the passage raises several critical questions which point to its deeper implications. Does Paul mean that the community is 'like' a body or is he saying that they are in some sense a real body? What is the significance of being specifically the body of Christ? Is the primary purpose of the passage to instruct on the correct use of spiritual gifts or is Paul making a statement about the identity of the Christian community? Michelle Lee examines Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 against the backdrop of Hellenistic moral philosophy, and especially Stoicism.

Author : Michelle Vidle Lee
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 29,88 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780511280887

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Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 12-14 are re-evaluated against Hellenistic moral philosophy, especially Stoicism.

Author : Kevin Vost
Publisher : Angelico Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 25,25 MB
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621381714

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Regardless of their sometimes ambiguous concepts of God, the Roman Stoic philosophers did acknowledge Him, but on the basis of reason alone, because they had not met Christ. Nonetheless, they did deduce from God's existence our need to live lives of virtue, honor, tranquility, and self-control--and they developed effective techniques to help us achieve this. Musonius Rufus the teacher, Epictetus the slave, Seneca the adviser to emperors, and Marcus Aurelius, the emperor himself, produced a practical technology we can use to integrate Christian ethics into our own daily practice. As Kevin Vost so wonderfully illustrates in his new book, The Porch and the Cross, the Stoics can help us learn--and remember--what is up to us, and what is up to God alone.

Author : Troels Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 26,54 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664222345

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"Dr. Engberg-Pedersen shows how a range of problems encountered in twentieth-century interpretation of three major Pauline letters (Philippians, Galatians, Romans) may be overcome by reading the epistles in the light of ancient Stoic ethics. He discusses literary, conceptual and theological issues: for example, the unity and purpose of the letters; the relationship in the letters between theology and ethics; the logical character and shape of Pauline exhortation; the relationship in Paul between cognition and participation; the meaning of righteousness from faith; Paul's handling of the Jewish law. The author illuminates the central core of Paul's thought by applying the Stoic perspective and argues that scholars must move beyond the traditional Judaism/Hellenism divide to reach a comprehensive and accurate reading of Paul's letters"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Christopher W. Morgan
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 12,23 MB
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433547910

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What is spirituality? For some, it means nothing more than vague self-improvement pulled from the latest best-selling self-help book. For others, it refers to some generic religious practice. Shedding life-giving light on what often remains ill-defined and unclear, this book sets forth a vision of biblical spirituality—“a renewed sense of the momentousness of being alive in God’s world as God’s people are led by God’s Spirit through God’s Word unto godly, Christlike character.” With careful exegetical work and theological reflection, the contributors—pastors and scholars such as Christopher W. Morgan, Paul R. House, Nathan A. Finn, and Gregg R. Allison—address spirituality from the perspective of the Bible, exploring topics such as the Trinity, divine sovereignty and human responsibility, the “already” and “not yet,” and the church. This book also addresses practical questions about spirituality related to the workplace, disciplines of the body, and more.

Author : Troels Engberg-Pedersen
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199558566

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This text presents an innovative challenge to the traditional reading of Paul. Troels Engberg-Pedersen argues that the usual mainly cognitive and metaphorical ways of understanding central Pauline concepts must be supplemented by a literal understanding that directly reflects Paul's materialist cosmology.

Author : Tuomas Rasimus
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0801039517

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An international roster of scholars highlights the place of Stoic teaching in early Christian thought.

Author : Yung Suk Kim
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2019-05-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1532677782

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This book questions all familiar readings of the body of Christ in Paul's letters and helps readers rethink the context and the purpose of this phrase. Against the view that Paul's body of Christ metaphor mainly has to do with a metaphorical organism that emphasizes unity, Kim argues that the body of Christ has more to do with the embodiment of God's gospel through Christ. While Deutero-Pauline and pastoral letters use this body metaphor mainly as an organism, Paul's undisputed letters--in particular, 1 Corinthians and Romans--treat it differently, with a focus on Christlike embodiment. Reexamining the diverse use of the body of Christ in Paul's undisputed letters, this book argues that Paul's body of Christ metaphor has to do with the proclamation of God's gospel.

Author : Anna Marmodoro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 10,99 MB
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1316856631

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The mind-body relation was at the forefront of philosophy and theology in late antiquity, a time of great intellectual innovation. This volume, the first integrated history of this important topic, explores ideas about mind and body during this period, considering both pagan and Christian thought about issues such as resurrection, incarnation and asceticism. A series of chapters presents cutting-edge research from multiple perspectives, including history, philosophy, classics and theology. Several chapters survey wider themes which provide context for detailed studies of the work of individual philosophers including Numenius, Pseudo-Dionysius, Damascius and Augustine. Wide-ranging and accessible, with translations given for all texts in the original language, this book will be essential for students and scholars of late antique thought, the history of religion and theology, and the philosophy of mind.