Paul on the Human Vocation : : Reason Language in Romans and Ancient Philosophical Tradition / / Simon Dürr.
Paul's use of λογικὴ λατρεία in Rom 12.1 has long fascinated and puzzled interpreters. This study proposes a new explanation of Paul's reason language in Rom 12.1 based on a detailed investigation of ancient philosophical texts on the role of human beings in the cosmos, in which reason lan...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Für Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft Ser.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 327 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 Introduction to the problem
- 2 The semantics of λογικός and the definition of human beings
- 3 The wider Greco-Roman discourse on being human and the idea of a human role in the cosmos
- 4 Epictetus and the idea of a human calling based on human reason
- 5 Romans as a letter about being human
- 6 Rom 12.1-2 as an exhortation to genuine humanness
- 7 The vision of integrated (missional) existence in Rom 12-15
- 8 Paul on the human vocation: Concluding summary
- Abbreviations and Conventions
- Literature
- Indexes