{"product_id":"paul-and-the-giants-of-philosophy-reading-the-apostle-in-greco-roman-context-paperback","title":"Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph R. Dodson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid E. Briones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn M. G. Barclay\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiblical Foundations Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat forces shaped the intellectual world of the apostle Paul?\u003c\/b\u003e How familiar was he with the great philosophers of his age, and to what extent was he influenced by them? When he quoted Greco-Roman sources, what was his aim?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePauline scholars wrestle with such questions in journal articles and technical monographs, but now \u003ci\u003ePaul and the Giants of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e brings the conversation into the college classroomand the church. Each essay addresses Paul's interaction with Greco-Roman philosophical thinking on a particular topic, such as faith, slavery, gift-giving, and the afterlife. And each chapter includes discussion questions and reading lists to help readers engage the material further. Dodson and Briones have gathered contributors with diverse views from various traditions who are united in the desire to make Paul's engagement with ancient philosophy accessible to many readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn M. G. Barclay is Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at Durham University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid E. Briones is associate professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary California. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePaul's Financial Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003ePaul and Seneca in Dialogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaul and the Giants of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed essays to major reference works, including the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Paul and His Letters\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd ed.), and published articles in \u003ci\u003eNew Testament Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCatholic Biblical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph R. Dodson (PhD, Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary, author of \u003ci\u003eThe \"Powers\" of Personification\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eA Little Book for New Bible Scholars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68004907942040,"sku":"9780830852284","price":38.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/IEEirs-yF39780830852284.webp?v=1794689485","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/paul-and-the-giants-of-philosophy-reading-the-apostle-in-greco-roman-context-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}