Head and Heart

In this paper, I examine what exactly is implied by (deutero-)Pauline references to the head as well as the heart in well-known statements from the Graeco-Roman background, i.e. the brain versus heart controversy as it arose and developed among medical scientists and philosophers. Two key passages a...

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Published in:Religion & theology
Main Author: Tieleman, Teun (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Religion & theology
Further subjects:B Paul Graeco-Roman medicine ancient philosophy Placita tradition doxography Graeco-Roman physiology Galen Plato Chrysippus Erasistratus Plotinus head / kefalē kardia / heart soul / psuchē ancient embryology New Testament 1Corinthians Colossians
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Summary:In this paper, I examine what exactly is implied by (deutero-)Pauline references to the head as well as the heart in well-known statements from the Graeco-Roman background, i.e. the brain versus heart controversy as it arose and developed among medical scientists and philosophers. Two key passages are given separate treatment: 1Cor 12:12–31a and Col 2:19.
ISSN:1574-3012
Contains:In: Religion & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15743012-02101003