The Apologists and Paul (Pauline and Patristic Scholars in Debate)

by Todd Still; David E. Wilhite

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2024

Overview

This volume examines the use of Paul’s writing within the work of ante-Nicene apologetic writers. It takes apologetics as a broad genre in which many early Christian writers participated, offering rhetorical defenses for emerging aspects of doctrine, rooted in understanding of the scriptures, and often specifically the writings of Paul.

The volume interacts with the writings of many significant ‘apologetic’ writers, including: Melito of Sardis, Clement of Alexandria, Tatian, Tertullian, Hippolytus and Cyprian. The chapters examine how these early Christian writers used the letters of Paul to develop their own philosophical ideas and defenses of aspects of the emerging Christian faith. The internationally renowned contributors have all been specially commissioned for this volume, and an afterword by Todd D. Still considers the question of whether or not Paul was an ‘apologist’ himself.

Key Features

• Examines the use of Paul’s writing within the work of ante-Nicene apologetic writers
• Interacts with the writings of many significant ‘apologetic’ writers
• Explores how early Christian writers used Paul’s letters to develop their own philosophical ideas

Contents

• The Apologists and Paul: An Introduction - David E. Wilhite
• The Pauline Writings and the Apology of Aristides - Paul Foster
• Reading the Story of Abraham with Paul and Justin - Susan J. Wendel
• Reconsidering Pauline Influence in Tatian - Jennifer Strawbridge
• The Apostle Invisibly Present in Both Athenagoras and Pseudo-Athenagoras - David Rankin
• Paul and the Jewish-Christian Apologists: Melito, Aristo of Pella, and Hegesippus - Alistair C. Stewart
• Pauline Writings and Theophilus’s Ad Autolycum - Stuart E. Parsons
• Clement of Alexandria and Paul: Reception of the Apostle ’s Legacy in Clement ’s Works - Piotr Ashwin
• Tertullian the Apologist and Paul - Benjamin D. Haupt
• The Critique of Rhetorical Eloquence in 1 Corinthians 1-2 and Minucius Felix, Octavius 14-15 - Paul Hartog
• The Use of Paul in Hippolytus ’s De Antichristo - Wally Vincente Cirafesi
• Paul in Novatian: The Christ Hymn of Philippians 2 - James Papandrea, Garrett
• The Pauline Writings in Dionysius of Alexandria - Lincoln H. Blumell
• Cyprian ’s Reception of Paul - Edwina Murphy
• Pauline Reception in Arnobius of Sicca and Lactantius - Michael Simmons
• Pauline Influence on Methodius - Elizabeth DePalma DigeserA
• Afterword: Was Paul an Apologist? - Todd D. Still

Product Details

• Title: The Apologists and Paul
• Authors: Todd Still, David E. Wilhite
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Pages: 361
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780664268282, 0664268285
• Resource ID: LLS:APOLOGISTSPAUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-06T21:12:57Z