revelation as the source of divine knowledge and its straightforward presentation as the means of impressing it upon his hearers (2 Cor. 4:1–6). He is probably closest to the Stoics in the way he does this. One need not read very far through Paul’s writings to see that they contain formal types of argument in support of his instruction. His kinship with Stoic practice becomes particularly apparent in the question-and-answer method that he employs from time to time (e.g., Rom. 6). But Paul’s continued