Glauben statt Grübeln: zum Anti-Intellektualismus der Pastoralbriefe
The author of the Pastoral Epistles warns polemically against the teachings of heter- odox Christians, but does not really engage with them theologically at a profound level. This makes it very difficult to reconstruct their precise profile. This article at- tempts, building upon recent research on...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2014
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Early christianity
Year: 2014, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-34 |
| Further subjects: | B
Pastoralbriefe
B Intellectualism B Congregational leadership B Glaube und Vernunft B Teacher B (anti-)sophismus B Teaching |
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| Summary: | The author of the Pastoral Epistles warns polemically against the teachings of heter- odox Christians, but does not really engage with them theologically at a profound level. This makes it very difficult to reconstruct their precise profile. This article at- tempts, building upon recent research on the topic of »intellectualism in Late Antiquity«, to provide a new approach in which it inquires into the sociological profile bo- th of the author of the Pastoral Epistles with his addressees, and of the heterodox Christians. It then becomes clear – on the basis of the evaluations which the author adopts through such terms as »controversy«, »questions« and »reason« – that he is characterised by a kind of »anti-intellectualism«, conjoined with a simple faith measured by statements of faith. In the author's defence against the so-called opponents, he takes issue in particular with the manner in which they »do theology«. It appears that the opponents, with the »intellectualism« attributed to them, have sought a more progressive access to faith by comparison with the ways in which tradition had previously been treated. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8020 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Early christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-78335 DOI: 10.1628/186870314X14007613552873 HDL: 10900/136984 |