ISBN:
9789004518285
Language:
English
Pages:
VII, 251 Seiten
Year of publication:
2022
Series Statement:
Ancient philosophy and religion volume 8
Series Statement:
Ancient philosophy and religion
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Durham University 2021
DDC:
227/.06
Keywords:
Bibel
;
Ethik
;
Thora
;
Stoa
;
Halacha
;
Paul / the Apostle, Saint / Jewish interpretations
;
Jewish law
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Bibel Paulinische Briefe
;
Ethik
;
Thora
;
Halacha
;
Stoa
Abstract:
"Paul's inconsistency on the Jewish law is a persistent scholarly problem. He can argue vociferously against circumcision but also acknowledge its potential benefit. He expresses pride in his ancestral law and practices, but also describes them in terms of slavery, curses, and rubbish. What are we to make of this? In this volume, Annalisa Phillips Wilson offers a fresh approach. Her comparison of Paul's texts with Stoic ethical reasoning demonstrates that his discourse on Jewish practices reflects Stoic discourse patterns on neutral selections and activities, discourse designed to establish one category of incommensurable worth"
