ISBN10: 0816657467, ISBN13: 9780816657469, [publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1954]

ISBN10: 0816657467, ISBN13: 9780816657469, [publisher: 1/1/1954] Softcover St. Paul and Epicurus (Paperback or Softback) 0.64
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1954]
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ISBN10: 0816657467, ISBN13: 9780816657469, [publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press] Softcover
[Miami, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1954]

ISBN10: 0816657467, ISBN13: 9780816657469, [publisher: University of Minnesota Press] Softcover minnesota archive editions edition. 212 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.53 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]

Univ Of Minnesota Press 1954 Minnesota Archive Editions ed. paperback Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

ISBN10: 0816657467, ISBN13: 9780816657469, [publisher: University Of Minnesota Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - St. Paul and Epicurus was first published in 1954. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.Everyone who is interesting in the meaning of the Bible will find this a revealing study, for it opens up a new window on the New Testament, a window that was walled up centuries ago by prejudice. Professor DeWitt throws new light on the writings of the Apostle Paul by showing how they were influenced by the teachings of the Greek philosopher Epicurus.The Epicureanism could have a place in Christian religion may come as a surprise to those familiar with the conventional concept of the philosophy of Epicurus. As demonstrated in the meaning of the English word epicure,derived from the name of the ancient philosopher, the modern world has long associated Epicurus with the indulgence of sensual pleasure in food and drink.But, as Professor DeWitt makes clear both in this volume and in its predecessor, Epicurus and His Philosophy, the pleasures which the ancient Greek espoused as constituting the chief good of life were not the pleasures of the flesh. The merit and the lure, however, of the Epicurean ethic, which allied happiness with pleasure, were so appealing and so widely ...
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