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Paul's anthropology in context : [manuscript] : the image of God, assimilation to God, and tripartite man in ancient Judaism, ancient philosophy and early Christianity / George H. van Kooten.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 232 | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 232.Publication details: T bingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2008.Description: xxiv, 444 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783161497780 (hbk)
  • 3161497783
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS2655.M3 K66 2008
Contents:
The 'image of God' in ancient Judaism -- 'The image of God' and 'being made like God' in Graeco-Roman paganism -- Philo's anti-Sophistic interpretation of the narratives of Moses' Pentateuch -- Paul versus the Sophistys : outward performance and rhetorical competition within the Christian community at Corinth -- The two types of man in Philo and Paul : the anthropological trichotomy of spirit, soul, and body -- Paul's anti-Sophistic interpretation of the narrative of Moses' shining face (Exod 34) in 2 Cor 3 : Moses' strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the Corinthian Sophists -- The renewal of the 'discredited mind' through metamorphosis : Paul's universalist anthropology in Romans.
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Expanded version of a collection of essays published elsewhere previously between 2005 and 2008, plus one new essay published here for the first time.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-411) and indexes.

The 'image of God' in ancient Judaism -- 'The image of God' and 'being made like God' in Graeco-Roman paganism -- Philo's anti-Sophistic interpretation of the narratives of Moses' Pentateuch -- Paul versus the Sophistys : outward performance and rhetorical competition within the Christian community at Corinth -- The two types of man in Philo and Paul : the anthropological trichotomy of spirit, soul, and body -- Paul's anti-Sophistic interpretation of the narrative of Moses' shining face (Exod 34) in 2 Cor 3 : Moses' strength, well-being and (transitory) glory, according to Philo, Josephus, Paul, and the Corinthian Sophists -- The renewal of the 'discredited mind' through metamorphosis : Paul's universalist anthropology in Romans.

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