TY - BOOK AU - Nash,Ronald H. TI - The gospel and the Greeks: did the New Testament borrow from pagan thought? SN - 0875525598 AV - BR 128.A2 N36 2003 U1 - 230/.12 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Phillipsburg, N.J. PB - P & R Pub. KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Christianity KW - Origin KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Philosophy, Ancient KW - Gnosticism KW - Rome KW - Religion N1 - Originally published: Christianity and the Hellenistic world. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan ; Dallas, Tex. : Probe Ministries International, c1984, in series: Christian free university curriculum; Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-286) and indexes; Contents; Hellenistic philosophy. Philosophy from Plato to middle Platonism ; Paul and Platonism ; Stoicism and the New Testament ; The Christian logos ; The book of Hebrews : a test case -- The mystery religions. The mystery religions : an overview ; The specific mystery religions ; The mystery religions and the Christian sacraments ; The mystery religions and essential Christian beliefs ; Paul and the mystery religions -- Christianity and gnosticism. The importance of the gnostic question ; The nature of gnosticism ; Bultmann's gnostic thesis ; The hermetic writings and Paul ; Pre-Christian gnosticism? ER -