Pagan philosophers and 1 Thessalonians

Certain ancient philosophers (Celsus, Porphyry, Hierocles, Julian, and Macarius Magnes' critic) responded antagonistically to the New Testament. Their responses to several New Testament themes that appear in Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians and one specific text (1 Thess 4.15-17) s...

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Main Author: Cook, John Granger 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2006
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 52, Issue: 4, Pages: 514-532
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Thessalonicherbrief 1. / Hellenism / Philosophy
B Bible. Thessalonicherbrief 1. 4,15-17 / Greece (Antiquity) / Philosophy
B Primitive Christianity / Inculturation
B Biblical geography / Hellenism / Roman Empire
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Bible. Thessalonicherbrief 1.
B Bible. Thessalonicherbrief 1. 4,15-17
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:Certain ancient philosophers (Celsus, Porphyry, Hierocles, Julian, and Macarius Magnes' critic) responded antagonistically to the New Testament. Their responses to several New Testament themes that appear in Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians and one specific text (1 Thess 4.15-17) show how difficult it was to persuade some individuals to give up paganism. Their criticisms of the New Testament probably indicate how the antagonists would have read 1 Thessalonians. The essay is a contribution to the history of the reception of the New Testament.
ISSN:0028-6885
Contains:In: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688506000282