St. Paul and Epicurus / by Norman Wentworth DeWitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Witt, Norman W. (Norman Wentworth), 1876-1958.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Theology.

Bible.

Paul, the Apostle, Saint.

Paul.

Epicurus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [1954]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Everyone who is interesting in the meaning of the Bible will find this a revealing study, for it opens up a new window on the New Testament, a window that was walled up centuries ago by prejudice.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EPICURUS: Life and Teachings; PHILIPPIANS: Their God Is the Belly; THESSALONIANS: Peace and Safety; GALATIANS: The Weak and Beggarly Elements; COLOSSIANS: Beguiling Speech; EPHESIANS: The Prince of the Power of the Air; FIRST CORINTHIANS: The Logic of the Cross; FIRST CORINTHIANS 13: Faith, Hope, and Love; FIRST CORINTHIANS 13: Interim and Recognition; PAUL'S KNOWLEDGE OF EPICUREANISM; APPENDIX: Letter to Menoeceus; INDEX: Verses Newly Explained or Translated; INDEX: Words and Topics

Notes:

Sequel to Epicurus and his philosophy.

Includes indexes.

ISBN:

0-8166-5746-7

OCLC:

476161389