Paul in His Hellenistic Context

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A&C Black, 2004 M10 27 - 368 pages
Universalism in Judaism and Christianity / Alan F. Segal -- Yes, No, How Far?: the participation of Jews and Christians in pagan cults / Peder Borgen -- Paul and the Hellenistic schools : the evidence of Galen / Loveday Alexander -- Transferring a ritual : Paul's interpretation of baptism in Romans 6 / Hans Dieter Betz -- Enthymemic argumentation in Paul : the case of Romans 6 / David Hellholm -- Romans 7.7-25 as a speech-in-character / Stanley K. Stowers -- The quest for honor and the unity of the community in Romans 12 and the oration of Dio Chrysostom / Halvor Moxnes -- Determinism and free will in Paul : the argument of 1 Corinthians 8 and 9 / Abraham J. Malherbe -- Stoicism in Philippians / Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- Human nature and ethics in Hellenistic philosophical traditions and Paul : some issues and problems / David E. Aune.

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Contents

Universalism in Judaism and Christianity
1
The Participation of Jews
30
The Evidence of Galen
60
Pauls Interpretation of Baptism
84
The Case
119
Romans 7 725 as a SpeechinCharacter ïðîσøïîïîlíα
180
The Quest for Honor and the Unity of the Community
203
The Argument
231
Stoicism in Philippians
256
Human Nature and Ethics in Hellenistic Philosophical
291
Index of Jewish and Christian Scriptures
313
Index of Modern Authors
333
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