Deification in classical Greek philosophy and the Bible
To be human is to strive to be better, and we cannot be better without knowing what is best. In ancient Greek philosophy and the Bible, what is best is god. Plato and Aristotle argue that the goal of human life is to become as much like god as is humanly possible. Despite its obvious importance, thi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theological Anthropology
Biblical teaching
B Deification (Christianity) B Philosophy, Ancient B Philosophical Anthropology |
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| Summary: | To be human is to strive to be better, and we cannot be better without knowing what is best. In ancient Greek philosophy and the Bible, what is best is god. Plato and Aristotle argue that the goal of human life is to become as much like god as is humanly possible. Despite its obvious importance, this theme of assimilation to god has been neglected in Anglo-American scholarship. Classical Greek philosophy is best understood as a religious quest for divinity by means of rational discipline. By showing how Greek philosophy grows out of ancient Greek religion and how the philosophical quest for god compares to the biblical quest, we see Plato and Aristotle properly as major religious thinkers. In their shared quest for divine perfection, Greek philosophy and the Bible have enough in common to make their differences deeply illuminating. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 May 2024) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 368 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 1009392948 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009392945 |