Cynics And Christian Origins
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Author | : F. Gerald Downing |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2002-09-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134694571 |
F. Gerald Downing explores the teachings of Paul, arguing that the development of Paul's preaching and of the Pauline Church owed a great deal to the views of the vagabond Cynic philosophers, critics of the gods and of the ethos of civic society. F. Gerald Downing examines the New Testament writings of Paul, explaining how he would have been seen, heard, perceived and understood by his culturally and ethnically diverse converts and disciples. He engages in a lucid Pauline commentary and offers some startling and ground-breaking views of Paul and his Word. Cynics, Paul and the Pauline Churches is a unique and controversial book, particularly in its endorsement of the simple and ascetic life proffered in Paul's teachings in comparison with the greedy, consumerist and self-promoting nature of today's society.
Author | : Francis Gerald Downing |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780567096135 |
This study shows that the wealth of parallels between the Jesus tradition and popular Cynicism suggest that Cynicism has been an important element in Christianity from the earliest days.
Author | : F. Gerald Downing Staff |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
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ISBN | : 9780567084590 |
Author | : Downing |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
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ISBN | : 9780567041609 |
Author | : Francis Gerald Downing |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780415171595 |
F. Gerald Downing explores the teachings of Paul, arguing that the development of Paul's preaching and of the Pauline Church owed a great deal to the views of the vagabond Cynic philosophers, critics of the gods and of the ethos of civic society. F. Gerald Downing examines the New Testament writings of Paul, explaining how he would have been seen, heard, perceived and understood by his culturally and ethnically diverse converts and disciples. He engages in a lucid Pauline commentary and offers some startling and ground-breaking views of Paul and his Word. Cynics, Paul and the Pauline Churches is a unique and controversial book, particularly in its endorsement of the simple and ascetic life proffered in Paul's teachings in comparison with the greedy, consumerist and self-promoting nature of today's society.
Author | : Francis Gerald Downing |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2000-08-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567376214 |
The first Christian century must be approached with careful attention to its cultural and linguistic heterogeneity. It should not simply be assumed that this past 'is a different place, they do things differently there'. Downing treats the ways in which early Christians tried to 'make things make sense' within their cultures, noting both the similarities and differences between their ways and contemporary ones and stressing the variety of contexts and influences on first-century communication. Downing brings his renowned expertise to bear in illuminating the cultural features of early Christian society with a range of fascinating and telling examples.
Author | : Francis Gerald Downing |
Publisher | : Burns & Oates |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
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Author | : Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazé |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2019-08-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1467456675 |
Was Jesus a Cynic? Cynicism and Christianity in Antiquity is a literary tour de force analyzing and refuting the hypothesis that Jesus was a Cynic. Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazé examines the arguments submitted by some New Testament scholars who believe that Jesus and his disciples were influenced by the ethics and social behaviors of itinerant Cynic preachers. In examining the “Cynic Jesus hypothesis,” Goulet-Cazé offers a reliable, accessible, and fully documented summary of Cynicism and its ideas, from Diogenes to the Imperial Period, and she investigates the extent and nature of contact between Cynics and Jewish people, especially between 100 BCE and 100 CE. While recognizing similarities between the ideas and morals of ancient Cynicism and those evident in early Christian movements, Goulet-Cazé identifies more significant, fundamental differences between them in culture, theology, and worldview.
Author | : Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare |
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Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Church history |
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Author | : Robert Bracht Branham |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520204492 |
This collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume--classicists, comparatists, and philosophers--draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience.