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The gospel and the Greeks : did the New Testament borrow from pagan thought? / Ronald H. Nash.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The student libraryPublication details: Phillipsburg, N.J. : P & R Pub., c2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: v, 296 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0875525598
Uniform titles:
  • Christianity and the Hellenistic world
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230/.12 21
LOC classification:
  • BR 128.A2 N36 2003
Contents:
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?
Item type: Books

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?