Paul and Socrates in Dialogue: Points of Contact between the Areopagus Speech and the Apology

For many years, scholars have noted striking similarities between the account of Paul's visit to Athens in Acts and ancient accounts of the trial of Socrates. There have been at least five distinct proposals about the significance of these similarities, but each has substantial shortcomings. In...

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Главный автор: Cowan, J. Andrew (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: [2021]
В: New Testament studies
Год: 2021, Том: 67, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 121-133
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Bibel. Apostelgeschichte 17 / Paulus, Apostel, Heiliger / Socrates 469 до н.э.-399 до н.э. / Риторика / Философия (мотив) / Интертекст
Индексация IxTheo:HC Новый Завет
VA Философия
Другие ключевые слова:B Areopagus
B Socrates
B Intertextuality
B Rhetoric
B Paul
B Acts of the Apostles
B Philosophy
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Итог:For many years, scholars have noted striking similarities between the account of Paul's visit to Athens in Acts and ancient accounts of the trial of Socrates. There have been at least five distinct proposals about the significance of these similarities, but each has substantial shortcomings. In this article, I argue that Luke's purpose is to place Paul's Areopagus speech in dialogue with the thought of Socrates as it is represented in traditions about his trial, especially Plato's Euthyphro and Apology.
ISSN:1469-8145
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688520000223