An Introduction Part 1: Philosophy Aristotle and Theophrastus on the Emotions, William W Fortenbaugh. The Problem of the Passions in Cynicism, David E Aune. The Passions in Neopythagorean Writings, Johan C Thom. 'Be Angry and Sin Not: Philodemus versus the Stoics on Natural Bites and Natural Emotions, David Armstrong. Early Roman Empire Stoics, Edgar M Krentz. Plutarch on Moral Progress, Richard A Wright. Part 2: Philosophy and Literature Passion and Progress in Ovid's Metamorphoses, S Georgia Nugent. The Lassions in Galen and the Novels of Chariton and Xenophon, Loveday C A Alexander. Part 3: Philosophy and Religion Philo of Alexandria on the Rational and Irrational Emotions, David Winston. Passions in the Pauline Epistles: The Current State of Research, David Charles Aune. The Logic of Action in Paul: How Does He Differ from the Moral Philosophers on Spiritual and Moral Progression and Regression?, Troels Engberg-Pedersen. Moral Progress and Divine Power in Seneca and Paul, James Ware. Moral Pathology: Passions, Progress and Protreptic in Clement of Alexandria, L Michael White. Bibliography. Index .

De-apocalypticizing Paul: An essay focused on Paul and the Stoics by Troels Engberg-Pedersen. Author's reply

Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought

Ancient philosophers employed the topos of ideal kingship as a way to think about monarchy and the superior person who could ascend to this office. Following those modern scholars who have used topoi from Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman moral philosophy to study the apostle Paul’s writings as part of the intellectual milieu of the first century, I compare the Hellenistic topos of ideal kingship with Pauline Christology. This comparison is achieved by examining the origins of the ideal kingship topos in fourth-century texts by Isocrates (To Nicocles) and Xenophon (Cyropaedia). These two classical writers emphasize the superiority of the king and the virtues that establish this superiority. The king’s care for his subjects forms the core of this construction of ideal kingship. With the exception of three Neopythagorean tracts entitled On Kingship, no kingship treatises produced by the Hellenistic philosophical schools have survived. Nevertheless, by studying how Cynic, Stoic, and Epicurean thinkers deal with kingship in other contexts, I am able to postulate the silhouette of the ideal king as he might have been conceived of in each of these schools. The portrait that emerges from the Neopythagorean writings contributes further to the Hellenistic topos of ideal kingship. Selected texts from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible are also studied in order to determine what Paul might have learned about ideal kingship from them. Next, three Hellenistic Jewish texts (the Letter of Aristeas, Philo’s Life of Moses, and Wisdom of Solomon) are discussed in order to demonstrate the fusion between Jewish and Greek constructions of ideal kingship. Finally, the undisputed Pauline letters are examined alongside the various configurations of ideal kingship found in the preceding chapters. I conclude that Paul has drawn on both Hellenistic and Jewish traditions in order to write about Jesus the Messiah to nascent groups of Graeco-Roman believers. iii Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za

Is Jesus king? A critical examination of Paul's thought in the context of the Hellenistic kingship topos

Discernment in First Corinthians : an eschatological calling into the wisdom of God

In this commentary G. Walter Hansen offers rich exposition of the text of Philippians as well as wisdom and maturity in its application. In so doing he emphasizes"partnership"--the social and corporate dimensions of community--in the progress of the gospel. After a select bibliography, Hansen's introduction sets forth the historical setting of the church in Philippi, the nature and occasion of the letter, and a preview of two key themes--the gospel of Christ and the community in Christ. The commentary itself discusses Philippians in light of these themes, considering Paul's greetings, reports of gospel ministry, imperatives for citizens worthy of the gospel, recommendations of two Christ-like servants, and disclosures of his personal experience. Hansen's treatment as a whole is distinctive for the way it draws out and highlights the themes of partnership, citizenship, and friendship in Paul's Philippian letter. "With themes and emotions so varied, the letter to the Philippians needs a commentator with a sure grasp and a warm heart. . . . Hansen writes with admirable clarity and simplicity, even when he is unpacking notoriously complex matters." -- D. A. Carson (from the preface)"

The Letter to the Philippians

.................................................................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................................... iv ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................. v INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1 PART 1: PLIGHT AND SOLUTION IN THE APOCALYPTIC PAUL Introduction to Part 1 ....................................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 1: William Wrede ................................................................................................................. 18 Chapter 2: Albert Schweitzer ........................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 3: Ernst Käsemann .............................................................................................................. 36 Chapter 4: J. Christiaan Beker .......................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 5: Martinus de Boer ............................................................................................................ 63 Chapter 6: J. Louis Martyn ................................................................................................................ 79 Chapter 7: Beverly Roberts Gaventa ............................................................................................. 100 Chapter 8: Douglas A. Campbell ..................................................................................................... 112 Summary of Part 1 ........................................................................................................................... 133 PART 2: ANALYSIS OF THE APOCALYPTIC PAUL Introduction to Part 2 ..................................................................................................................... 134 Chapter 9: The Apocalyptic Plight ................................................................................................. 136 Chapter 10: The Apocalyptic Solution .......................................................................................... 147 Summary of Part 2 ........................................................................................................................... 165 PART 3: CRITIQUING THE APOCALYPTIC PAUL WITH REFERENCE TO ROM 1-8 Introduction to Part 3 ..................................................................................................................... 167 Chapter 11: Engaging an Apocalyptic Tension Between Rom 1-4 and 5-8. ............................. 171 Chapter 12: Engaging the Theme of Conflict in Rom 1-8 ........................................................... 189 Chapter 13: Engaging the Characterisation of Sin, Death and the Flesh in Rom 1-8 ............. 202 Summary of Part 3 ........................................................................................................................... 230 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................... 231 BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................................................239

The 'apocalyptic' Paul : an analysis and critique, with reference to Romans 1-8

The word nomos (νόμος), usually translated "law", plays a crucial role in the thought of numerous early Christian authors. Paul is alone in using it numerous times and with sophistication in the locution nomos plus another noun in the genitive case. All of the Pauline texts for which the so-called "general" reading is usually proposed are positive references to nomos . Using the term nomos to refer specifically to the Torah, Paul presupposes an event in what would appear to be a history of the Law of God. In the hands of Christ Jesus, the Law itself has undergone such change as to make it our liberator from the Law in the hands of Sin. Some Christian interpreters may be pleased to find Paul identifying as the crucial event in the Law's history its being taken in hand by Christ. Keywords: Christ Jesus; Christian interpreters; Law of God; nomos ; Paul; Torah

De-apocalypticizing Paul: An essay focused on Paul and the Stoics by Troels Engberg-Pedersen. Author's reply

Citations

Passions and Moral Progress in Greco-Roman Thought

Is Jesus king? A critical examination of Paul's thought in the context of the Hellenistic kingship topos

Discernment in First Corinthians : an eschatological calling into the wisdom of God

The Letter to the Philippians

The 'apocalyptic' Paul : an analysis and critique, with reference to Romans 1-8

References

Nomos Plus Genitive Noun in Paul: The History of God’s Law