Justice, Democracy and Kingship in a Hellenistic Framework
Bruno Blumenfeld
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Supplement Series 210
For my father
Broida (Boni) Blumenfeld,
1910, Botosani (Romania)—2000, Beersheva (Israel)
Copyright © 2001 Sheffield Academic Press
First published in 2001 by Sheffield Academic Press Ltd, an imprint of Continuum
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ISBN 0567-08081-1
Hellenistic Popular Philosophy: The Context for Paul’s Thought
The Polis versus the Ideal State
Classical and Hellenistic Sources
Aristotle and Paul: Ekklēsia as Polis
Ekklesia, Oikos and Polis in Paul
Hellenistic Pythagoreans: The Polis Group
Hellenistic Pythagorean Corpus
Ps.-Archytas: On Law and Justice
Callicratidas: On the Happiness of the Household
Damippos: On Prudence and Fortune
Ps.-Zaleucus: Preambles to the Laws
Ps.-Charondas: Preambles to the Laws
Hellenistic Pythagoreans: The Basileia Group
The ‘Revolutionary Reactionary’
Romans 1.1–3.20: Hamartia, or the World As It Is
Romans 3.21–8.39: The World Set Straight
Romans 9.1–11.36: The World at Large and the Reign of God
Romans 12.1–16.23: Upholding the Roman Empire and Making It Last
Excursus: A Note on Moxnes, Winter and Elliott
Conclusion: A Colloquy on Dikaiosune
This book owes much to few. Three friends became so involved in this work that they could justifiably be thought of as its co-authors: philosopher Lucia Lermond, who watched over the argumentation (I only wish I’d known how to answer most of her queries); writer James Waller, who questioned every word (I only wish I’d followed all his advice); and film scholar Gutsie Blumenfeld, who wondered ...
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About The Political Paul: Justice, Democracy and Kingship in a Hellenistic FrameworkPolitical Paul presents Paul as a political thinker. Many studies claiming Paul for Greek Hellenism discuss the influence upon him of various aspects of Hellenistic culture, but strangely neglect Hellenistic political philosophy with its roots in Classical antiquity. Political Paul explores this dimension of Paul’s thought within the general context of Hellenistic political reflection to focus on the intriguing body of literature known as the Pythagorean pseudepigrapha. These researches support the highly original argument that Christianity has foundations in Hellenistic kingship theories. Paul constructs a political theory for Christianity. He conceives it as a polis-basileia system, politics proper and divine rule, each with its own dikaiosyne; this the study re-evaluates as a political concept. |
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