Anti-Epicurean Polemics in the New Testament Writings / / Stefan Szymik [and nine others].

• Superior document: Lublin Theological Studies
• VerfasserIn: Szymik, Stefan,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Lublin theological studies.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (339 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword to the English Edition -- Introduction -- I. Epicureanism in New Testament Times -- 1. Epicurus and Epicureanism -- 1.1 Epicurus and His Garden -- 1.2 Selected Aspects of Epicureanism -- 2. Epicureanism in the Light of Pagan Sources -- 2.1 The Preceding Period (1st Century BCE) -- 2.2 New Testament Era -- 2.2.1 Rome and the Apennine Peninsula -- 2.2.2 Greece and Asia Minor -- 2.2.3 Syria, Palestine and Egypt -- 2.3 Testimonies of Later Authors -- 3. Epicureanism in Jewish Writings -- 3.1 Palestinian Judaism -- 3.2 Judeo-Hellenistic Literature -- 3.3 Rabbinic Literature -- II. The Palestinian Beginnings of the Epicurean Question -- 1. The Sadducees and the Resurrection of the Dead -- 1.1 The Testimonies of the Synoptic Gospels -- 1.1.1 Literary and Historical Problems (Mark12:18-27) -- 1.1.2 The Dispute over the Resurrection -- 1.2 The Testimony of Josephus -- 1.3 The Sources of the Sadducean Denial of the Resurrection -- 1.3.1 Sadducism vs. Epicureanism -- 1.3.2 Denial of the Resurrection of the Dead -- 2. The Sermon on the Mount (Matt5-7) vs. Epicureanism -- 2.1 The Proposals of Hans Dieter Betz -- 2.2 The Literary Genre of the Sermon on the Mount -- 2.2.1 Matt5-7 the Epitome of Jesus' Teaching -- 2.2.2 Verifying Betz's Hypothesis -- 2.3 Anti-Epicurean Elements in Matt5-7 -- 2.3.1 General Characteristics -- 2.3.2 Exemplification (Matt6:22-23) -- III. Confronting the Epicureans and the Stoics in Athens -- 1. Paul in Athens (Acts17:16-34) -- 1.1 The Historical-Salvific Perspective of Acts -- 1.2 Literary Frameworks of the Areopagus Speech -- 1.2.1 Debates with the Epicureans and the Stoics (vv. 16-21) -- 1.2.2 Ambivalent Reaction of the Audience (vv. 32-34) -- 2. Paul's Areopagitica (Acts17:22-31) -- 2.1 Literary Issues of the Areopagus Speech.

2.2 The Theology of the Areopagus Speech -- 2.2.1 The Message of "An Unknown God" (vv. 22-23) -- 2.2.2 The Message about the True God (vv. 24-29) -- a) God the Creator of the Cosmos (vv. 24-25) -- b) God the Creator of Mankind (vv. 26-28) -- c) Man's Divine Dignity (v. 29) -- 2.2.3 The Call to Repent (vv. 30-31) -- 3. Luke's Perspective: History and Paradigm -- 3.1 The Historical Reliability of Acts17:16-34 -- 3.2 The Christian Message in the Pagan World -- 3.2.1 A Missionary Speech to Pagan Audiences -- 3.2.2 A Programmatic Encounter of Cultures and Religions -- 3.2.3 The Function of Philosophical Schools -- 3.3 Christianity vs. Epicureanism -- 3.3.1 The Areopagus Speech vs. the Philosophy of Epicurus -- 3.3.2 The Epicureans' Attitude towards the Christian Message -- IV. Epicurean Infiltrations in the Pauline Communities -- 1. Corpus Paulinum vs. Epicurus' Philosophy -- 1.1 Norman W. DeWitt's Pan-Epicureanism -- 1.2 Contemporary Research Lines -- 2. First Thessalonians vs. Epicurean Rhetoric -- 2.1 The Concern of the Thessalonians about the Fate of the Dead -- 2.2 Anti-Epicurean Terminology and Rhetoric (1 Thess) -- 3. Were the Sources of the Corinthians' Licentiousness Epicurean? -- 3.1 The Corinthian Community and its Problems -- 3.2 Moral Disorder in the Corinthian Church -- 3.2.1 Libertinism and Sexual Immorality (1Cor5-6) -- 3.2.2 Fornication (1Cor6:12-20) -- 3.3 Religious Sources of the Immorality in the Corinthian Church -- 4. The Corinthian Opponents of the Resurrection (1Cor15) -- 4.1 Leading Opinions on the Corinthian Deniers of the Resurrection -- 4.2 Literary Issues in 1Cor15 -- 4.3 The Apology of the Resurrection of the Dead in 1Cor15 -- 4.3.1 The Risen Christ (vv. 1-11) -- 4.3.2 The Resurrection of the Dead (vv. 12-34) -- 4.3.3 The Resurrection of the Body (vv. 35-50) -- 4.3.4 The Mystery of the Last Day (vv. 51-58).

4.4 The Corinthian denial of the resurrection -- 4.4.1 Systematising the Data of 1Cor15 -- 4.4.2 Elements of Anti-Epicurean Polemic -- V. The Context of the Debate over the Parousia in 2 Peter -- 1. The Christian Community in a Time of Trial -- 1.1 Literary Problems of 2 Peter -- 1.2 The Problem of the False Teachers -- 1.3 Christian Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy -- 2. The Apology of the Parousia and the Day of Judgement (2Pet3:1-13) -- 2.1 The Structure of the Apologetic Section (3:1-13) -- 2.2 Exegetical Commentary -- 2.2.1 The Unfulfilled Promise (vv. 3-4) -- 2.2.2 The Sovereignty of God (vv. 5-7) -- 2.2.3 The Inevitability of the Day of the Lord (vv. 8-10) -- 2.2.4 New Heavens and a New Earth (vv. 11-13) -- 2.3 Anti-Epicurean Elements of the Apology of the Parousia -- 3. The Apology of Christian Morality -- 3.1 Called to Communion with God -- 3.2 The Immoral Attitude of the False Teachers -- 3.2.1 The Libertinism of the False Teachers -- 3.2.2 Meanders of a Pleasant Life -- 3.3 Elements of Anti-Epicurean Polemic -- VI. The Motif of the Anti-Epicurean Polemic in the New Testament -- 1. The General Characteristics of Anti-Epicurean Polemics -- 2. A Historical Outline of the NT Anti-Epicurean Polemic -- 2.1 The Biblical and Jewish Beginnings of Christianity -- 2.2 Encountering the Hellenistic-Roman World -- 2.3 First Christian Apologists -- 3. The Theological Dimension of the NT Anti-Epicurean Polemic -- 3.1 The Resurrection of the Dead -- 3.2 God and His Providence -- 3.3 The Parousia and Judgement over the World -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Greek and Latin Writings -- Jewish Writings -- Christian Writings -- Journals and Series -- Others -- Bibliography -- Bible Editions -- Greek and Latin Sources -- Jewish Sources -- Other Works Cited -- Indices -- Bible -- Old Testament -- New Testament -- Ancient Writings -- Greek and Latin -- Jewish.

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