The Grammar of Life: The Areopagus Speech and Pagan Tradition

This article explores the interconnection between intellection and life in ancient theology and philosophy by means of a reexamination of Paul's famous Areopagus discourse. Instead of reading the speech as an attempt at theological rapprochement, this essay interprets the speech as a place wher...

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Published in:New Testament studies
Main Author: Rowe, C. Kavin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In: New Testament studies
Further subjects:B Stoic(ism)
B Translation
B Tradition
B Narrative
B Luke
B Hermeneutics
B Grammar
B Natural Theology
B God
B Acts
B Philosophy
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Summary:This article explores the interconnection between intellection and life in ancient theology and philosophy by means of a reexamination of Paul's famous Areopagus discourse. Instead of reading the speech as an attempt at theological rapprochement, this essay interprets the speech as a place where fundamentally different grammars for the whole of life come into conflict.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688510000263