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Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? » (2ND)

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Authors: Ronald H. Nash
ISBN-13: 9780875525594, ISBN-10: 0875525598
Format: Paperback
Publisher: P&R Publishing
Date Published: March 2003
Edition: 2ND

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Author Biography: Ronald H. Nash

Dr. Ronald H. Nash is professor of philosophy and theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.  He is author or editor of more than twenty books, and has served as an advisor to the United States Civil Rights Commission.

Book Synopsis

If Christianity borrowed many of its basic beliefs from pagan systems of thought, as some modern scholars have declared, it is not what its adherents claim it to be.  The Gospel and the Greeks examines the proposition that Christianity is dependent upon a number of Hellenistic philosophies, the Greco-Roman mystery religions, and Gnosticism.  Dr. Nash's arguments for the uniqueness of Christianity are constructed with great care, and his conclusions are convincing.

Table of Contents

1.Introduction1
Part 1Hellenistic Philosophy
2.Philosophy from Plato to Middle Platonism19
3.Paul and Platonism48
4.Stoicism and the New Testament57
5.The Christian Logos70
6.The Book of Hebrews: A Test Case78
Part 2The Mystery Religions
7.The Mystery Religions: An Overview105
8.The Specific Mystery Religions121
9.The Mystery Religions and the Christian Sacraments139
10.The Mystery Religions and Essential Christian Beliefs150
11.Paul and the Mystery Religions171
Part 3Christianity and Gnosticism
12.The Importance of the Gnostic Question191
13.The Nature of Gnosticism200
14.Bultmann's Gnostic Thesis211
15.The Hermetic Writings and Paul226
16.Pre-Christian Gnosticism?236
17.Conclusion247
References255
For Further Reading284
Index of Persons287
Index of Subjects291

Subjects

Christianity Comparative Religion Christianity - Comparative Studies
Christianity Gnosticism Gnostic literature -> Relation to the New Testament
Christianity History of Religion Ancient Rome - Religion
Christianity Judaism & Judaica History - Judaism
Christianity All Religion General & Miscellaneous Religion
History Ancient History Rome - Ancient History
History Religious History Christianity
History Religious History General & Miscellaneous Religion
History Religious History Judaism & Judaica
History World History Jewish History
Judaism & Judaica History - Judaism Ancient Era - History of Judaism
New Age & Spirituality Witchcraft and Magic Witchcraft, Wicca & Paganism - Historical
Nonfiction Philosophy Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
Nonfiction Social Sciences Jewish Studies
Nonfiction All Nonfiction Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
Philosophy Ancient & Medieval Philosophy Ancient Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous
Religion Books Comparative Religion Christianity - Comparative Studies
Religion Books Gnosticism Gnostic literature -> Relation to the New Testament
Religion Books History of Religion Ancient Rome - Religion
Religion Books Judaism & Judaica History - Judaism
Religion Books All Religion General & Miscellaneous Religion
Science & Nature Social Sciences Jewish Studies
Social Sciences Jewish Studies Jewish History
Christianity Christianity Comparative Religion
Christianity Christianity Gnosticism
Christianity Christianity History of Religion
Christianity Christianity All Religion
Nonfiction History Ancient History
Nonfiction History Religious History
Nonfiction History World History
Nonfiction Religion Comparative Religion
Nonfiction Religion Gnosticism
Nonfiction Religion History of Religion
Nonfiction Religion All Religion
Religion Books Christianity Comparative Religion
Religion Books Christianity Gnosticism
Religion Books Christianity History of Religion
Religion Books Christianity All Religion