Beyond the Greco-Roman or Jewish Monocle: Reading Philippians and Paul ‘Kaleidoscopically’

Typically, scholars view/read the enigmatic apostle Paul monolithically—that is, through either a Greco-Roman or Jewish socio-cultural lens. The traditional Lutheran (Greco-Roman/Western) lens was criticized in the mid-/late-twentieth century by scholars highlighting Paul’s Jewishness—resulting in t...

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Main Author: Lamb, Gregory E. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B New Perspective on Paul
B pagan cults
B Isis-Regina
B New Testament Greco-Roman backgrounds
B Pauline Theology
B ancient Philippi
B Egypt
B Hermeneutics
B Paul Within Judaism
B Philippians
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