Proclaiming the kerygma in Athens : the argument of Acts 17:16-34 in light of the Epicurean and Stoic debates about piety and divine images in early post-Hellenistic times / Monique Cuany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuany, Monique, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 596.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 596

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Acts, XVII, 16-34--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Kerygma.

Deisidaimonia (The Greek word).

Greece--Religion--History--146 B.C.-323 A.D.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Tubingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2023]

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Setting up the debate - the immediate context and beginning of the speech (Acts 17:16-23)

3. Neither 'piety,' nor 'superstition' - redefining Deisidaimonia in the context of Graeco-Roman religious grammar (c. 100 BCE-120 CE)

4. Deisidaimonia, piety and the gods in debate - polemics between epicurean and stoic philosophers around the first century CE

5. Something new in Athens - godlikeness and divine justice in light of the resurrection (Acts 17:22-31)

6. Conclusions - a new interpretation of the argument in Athens and its relation to Greek philosophy

Bibliography

Index of references

Index of authors

Sibject index.

Notes:

Slightly revised version of thesis (doctoral), University of Cambridge, 2018. -- Preface, page [vii].

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-205) and indexes

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783161614286 (electronic bk.)

3161614283 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99995322482

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.