Paul and the Jewish law

• Verfasst von: Wilson, Annalisa Phillips [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Paul and the Jewish law
• Titelzusatz: a stoic ethical perspective on his inconsistency
• Verf.angabe: by Annalisa Phillips Wilson
• Verlagsort: Leiden ; Boston
• Verlag: Brill
• E-Jahr: 2022
• Jahr: [2022]
• Umfang: VII, 251 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Ancient philosophy & religion ; volume 8
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-90-04-51828-5
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Wilson, Annalisa Phillips: Paul and the Jewish law. - Leiden : Brill, 2022. - 1 Online-Ressource (VII, 251 Seiten)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Wilson, Annalisa Phillips: Paul and the Jewish law. - 1st ed.. - Boston : BRILL, 2022. - 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Rezensiert in: Krauter, Stefan, 1973 - : [Rezension von: Phillips Wilson, Annalisa, Paul and the Jewish law : A Stoic Ethical Perspective on his Inconsistency]
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Rezensiert in: Muir, Alex W.: [Rezension von: Phillips Wilson, Annalisa, Paul and the Jewish law : A Stoic Ethical Perspective on his Inconsistency]
• K10plus-PPN: 1809998891

Abstract

"Paul's inconsistency on the Jewish law is a persistent scholarly problem. He can argue vociferously against circumcision but also acknowledge its potential benefit. He expresses pride in his ancestral law and practices, but also describes them in terms of slavery, curses, and rubbish. What are we to make of this? In this volume, Annalisa Phillips Wilson offers a fresh approach. Her comparison of Paul's texts with Stoic ethical reasoning demonstrates that his discourse on Jewish practices reflects Stoic discourse patterns on neutral selections and activities, discourse designed to establish one category of incommensurable worth"--