Paul and the Athens Epicureans
Between Polytheisms, Atheisms and Monotheisms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4846597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Renée Koch Piettre (0000-0002-6827-8485, École Pratique des Hautes Études, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-60 |
| Publication date | 2005-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diogenes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0392192105050602 |
| OpenAlex | W1969327001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
The New Testament episode of Paul's encounter with the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers of Athens, in chapter 17 of the Acts of the Apostles (vv. 16-34), illuminates the relationship between early Christianity and its intellectual and religious environment in the Roman empire. Here Paul the Apostle is in fact forced to explain his message in terms he attempts to make comprehensible for an audience of educated Athenians, in accordance with what he thinks he knows about that audience. At least that is how Luke, the writer of the Acts, tries to describe the episode, at which he was apparently not himself present
Apostles · Art · Doctrine · Epicureanism · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Materialism · Narrative · Sect · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |