Mercy and Monarchy: Seneca’s De clementia and Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Abstract This article compares De clementia, a somewhat neglected minor work of the Roman Stoic philosopher L. Annaeus Seneca, and Paul’s Letter to the Romans. First, Seneca’s ideas about rule as a god-given task of moral improvement of the subjects and the role of mercy (clementia) within it are an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 4, Pages: 477-488 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Romans
/ Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Philosophus -65, De clementia
/ Paul Apostle
/ SenecalPhilosophus, Lucius A. -65
/ Stoicism
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Seneca Indians
B Romans B Paul B Stoicism |
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