Stoic Physics and the Christ-event: A Review of Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Cosmology and Self in the Apostle Paul: The Material Spirit (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010)

This review of Engberg-Pedersen’s important new book questions its thesis that Paul, like the Stoics, understood the pneuma to be a physical substance characteristic of the heavenly bodies in the cosmos. For all their similarities in numerous details, there seem to be substantial differences between...

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Published in:Journal for the study of the New Testament
Main Author: Barclay, John M. G. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2011, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 406-414
Further subjects:B Pauline Theology
B Engberg-Pedersen
B spirit / pneuma
B Stoicism
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Summary:This review of Engberg-Pedersen’s important new book questions its thesis that Paul, like the Stoics, understood the pneuma to be a physical substance characteristic of the heavenly bodies in the cosmos. For all their similarities in numerous details, there seem to be substantial differences between Pauline and Stoic theology concerning the relationship between God and the world, as seen in the way Paul articulates the character of the ‘new creation’ instituted by the Christ-event.
ISSN:1745-5294
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0142064X11408001