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Philo and Paul among the Sophists / Bruce W. Winter.

By: Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 96Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1997.Description: xvi, 289 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0521591082
  • 9780521591089
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Contents:
A student among the Alexandrian sophists -- Dio and the Alexandrian sophistic leaders -- Who are Philo's sophists? -- Philo's critique of the Alexandrian sophistic tradition -- Philo among the sophists -- Epictetus and the Corinthian student of the sophists -- Dio and Plutarch among the Corinthian sophists -- Paul and sophistic conventions -- Paul's critique of the Corinthian sophistic tradition -- Paul among the Christian sophists -- Conclusions.
Summary: Dr. Winter gathers all available evidence on the first-century sophistic movement from two major centres of learning in the East. Together with the writings of Philo and Paul, this provides the first discussion of all the protagonists and antagonists of this movement in Alexandria and Corinth. While both these contemporary Hellenistic Jews responded to the movement on the basis of the Old Testament, Philo was also indebted to Plato for his assessment and Paul filtered important Old Testament texts through the message of the crucified Messiah. This study provides important insights into the problems this elitist movement created for Diaspora Jews in Alexandria, and for Christians in Corinth. It also fills a crucial gap in our understanding of the rise of the Second Sophistic.
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Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library B288 WIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J00544506

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-270) and indexes.

A student among the Alexandrian sophists -- Dio and the Alexandrian sophistic leaders -- Who are Philo's sophists? -- Philo's critique of the Alexandrian sophistic tradition -- Philo among the sophists -- Epictetus and the Corinthian student of the sophists -- Dio and Plutarch among the Corinthian sophists -- Paul and sophistic conventions -- Paul's critique of the Corinthian sophistic tradition -- Paul among the Christian sophists -- Conclusions.

Dr. Winter gathers all available evidence on the first-century sophistic movement from two major centres of learning in the East. Together with the writings of Philo and Paul, this provides the first discussion of all the protagonists and antagonists of this movement in Alexandria and Corinth. While both these contemporary Hellenistic Jews responded to the movement on the basis of the Old Testament, Philo was also indebted to Plato for his assessment and Paul filtered important Old Testament texts through the message of the crucified Messiah. This study provides important insights into the problems this elitist movement created for Diaspora Jews in Alexandria, and for Christians in Corinth. It also fills a crucial gap in our understanding of the rise of the Second Sophistic.

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