Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium
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Volume 277
Paul's Graeco-Roman Context
Published 6 July 2015
These papers of the 62nd Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense (July
16-18, 2013) illustrate that the Apostle Paul is an excellent example
for the cultural exchange so typical of the eastern provinces of the
Roman Empire during the early imperial age. He was a Jew from Tarsus and
regarded himself, according to his own words, as Hebrew descended from
Hebrews, and as Pharisee according to the way of interpreting the Law.
However, he wrote his letters in Greek, showing acquaintance not only
with the Greek translations of the Law and the Prophets, but also with
contemporary Greek philosophical concepts, rhetorical style and e.g. the
tradition of Euripides' tragedies. He lived and worked in several Roman
colonies and absorbed Romanized concepts, metaphors and a vision of
reaching from the eastern frontier of the Empire to Spain in the West.
Influenced by different intellectual worlds, Paul stood at the
crossroads of cultural interaction.
16-18, 2013) illustrate that the Apostle Paul is an excellent example
for the cultural exchange so typical of the eastern provinces of the
Roman Empire during the early imperial age. He was a Jew from Tarsus and
regarded himself, according to his own words, as Hebrew descended from
Hebrews, and as Pharisee according to the way of interpreting the Law.
However, he wrote his letters in Greek, showing acquaintance not only
with the Greek translations of the Law and the Prophets, but also with
contemporary Greek philosophical concepts, rhetorical style and e.g. the
tradition of Euripides' tragedies. He lived and worked in several Roman
colonies and absorbed Romanized concepts, metaphors and a vision of
reaching from the eastern frontier of the Empire to Spain in the West.
Influenced by different intellectual worlds, Paul stood at the
crossroads of cultural interaction.