Stoicism in Early Christianity
Author | : Tuomas Rasimus |
Publisher | : Baker Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2010-11-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781441233677 |
ISBN-10 | : 1441233679 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stoicism in Early Christianity written by Tuomas Rasimus and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting the place of Stoic teaching in early Christian thought, an international roster of scholars challenges the prevailing view that Platonism was the most important philosophical influence on early Christianity. They suggest that early Christians were more often influenced by Stoicism than by Platonism, an insight that sheds new light on the relationship between philosophy and religion at the birth of Christianity.