Religio-philosophical discourses in the Mediterranean world : from Plato, through Jesus, to late antiquity / edited by Anders Klostergaard Petersen, George van Kooten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Petersen, Anders Klostergaard, editor.

Kooten, Geurt Hendrik van, 1969- editor.

Series:

Ancient philosophy & religion ; 1.

Ancient Philosophy and Religion, 2542-3576 ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy and religion--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500--Congresses.

Philosophy and religion.

Philosophy, Ancient--Congresses.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 pages).

Place of Publication:

Brill 2017

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2017.

Summary:

This first volume of the new Brill series “Ancient Philosophy & Religion” is a collection of articles by scholars of Classics, Ancient Philosophy, and Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity. The articles are based on papers presented at two colloquia on the interface between Ancient Philosophy and Religion at the universities of Aarhus and Cambridge. They focus extensively on Platonic philosophy and piety and sketch an emerging religio-philosophical discourse in ancient Judaism (both in the Sibylline Oracles and 4 Maccabees). Furthermore, this volume studies Seneca’s religio-philosophical understanding of 'consolation', compares early depictions of Jesus with those of ancient philosophers, and, finally, reconsiders responses of pagan philosophers to Christianity from the second century to Late Antiquity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Anders Klostergaard Petersen and George van Kooten

Introduction: The Religion and Philosophy Debate in a New Key / Anders Klostergaard Petersen and George van Kooten

Plato’s Philosophy – Why Not Just Platonic Religion? / Anders Klostergaard Petersen

Platonic Piety: ‘Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again’ / Frisbee Sheffield

The Real Euthyphro Problem, Solved / Nicholas Denyer

Religion, Philosophy, and the Demons in Between / Lars Albinus

Philosophical Traces in the Sibylline Oracles / Helen Van Noorden

Philosophy and Religion and Their Interactions in 4 Maccabees / Anders Klostergaard Petersen

The Rapprochement of Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Consolation: Seneca, Paul, and Beyond / Christoph Jedan

Jesus among the Philosophers: The Cynic Connection Explored and Affirmed, with a Note on Philo’s Jewish-Cynic Philosophy / Bernhard Lang

The Last Days of Socrates and Christ: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo Read in Counterpoint with John’s Gospel / George van Kooten

Criticism of Verbosity in Ancient Philosophical and Early Christian Writings: Jesus’ Critique of the ‘Polylogia’ of Pagan Prayers (Matthew 6:7) in its Graeco-Roman Context / Daniele Pevarello

Christians According to Second-Century Philosophers / Simon Gathercole

Epictetus’ Views on Christians: A Closed Case Revisited / Niko Huttunen

Plotinus, Origenes, and Ammonius on the ‘King’ / Harold Tarrant

Neo-Platonic Readings of Embodied Divine Presence: Iamblichus and Julian / Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler

Index of Ancient Sources / Anders Klostergaard Petersen and George van Kooten

Index of Modern Authors / Anders Klostergaard Petersen and George van Kooten

Index of Subjects / Anders Klostergaard Petersen and George van Kooten.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-32313-9

OCLC:

973733631

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004323131 DOI