Paul and Seneca in dialogue / / edited by Joseph R. Dodson, David E. Briones.

• TeilnehmendeR: Dodson, Joseph R.,; Briones, David E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Philosophy & Religion 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 pages).
• Notes: Includes indexes.

Paul and Seneca in Dialogue assembles an international group of scholars to compare the philosophical and theological strands in Paul and Seneca’s writings, placing them in dialogue with one another. Arguably, no other first-century, non-Christian writer’s thoughts resemble Paul’s as closely as Seneca’s, and scholars have often found value in comparing Pauline concepts with Seneca’s writings. Nevertheless, apart from the occasional article, broad comparison, or cross-reference, an in-depth critical comparison of these writers has not been attempted for over fifty years – since Sevenster’s monograph of 1961. In the light of the vast amount of research offering new perspectives on both Paul and Seneca since the early 1960s, this new comparison of the two writers is long overdue.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones -- Introduction / David E. Briones and Joseph R. Dodson -- Seneca and Paul: The First Two Thousand Years / Harry M. Hine -- Some Observations on Paul and Seneca as Letter Writers / E. Randolph Richards -- Jesus Christ and the Wise Man: Paul and Seneca on Moral Sages / Runar M. Thorsteinsson -- Paul and Seneca on Suffering / Brian J. Tabb -- Benefiting Others and Benefit to Oneself: Seneca and Paul on “Altruism” / John M.G. Barclay -- Paul and Seneca on the Self-Gift / David E. Briones -- “We are Debtors”: Grace and Obligation in Paul and Seneca / David A. deSilva -- (Dis)correspondence of Paul and Seneca on Slavery / Timothy Brookins -- Paul and Seneca on Women / Pauline Nigh Hogan -- Paul and Seneca on the Body / Michelle Lee-Barnewall -- Paul and Seneca on the Cross: The Metaphor of Crucifixion in Galatians and De Vita Beata / Joseph R. Dodson -- Paul in Philippians and Seneca in Epistle 93 on Life after Death and Its Present Implications / Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- The Salvation of Creation: Seneca and Paul on the Future of Humanity and of the Cosmos / James P. Ware -- Epilogue: The Stoic and the Saint / Joshua Richards -- Index of Ancient Sources / Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones -- Index of Modern Authors / Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones -- Index of Subjects / Joseph R. Dodson and David E. Briones.