To Live in the Spirit
Paul and the Spirit of God
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2018
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0096-3 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-9787-0096-3 (ISBN)
To Live in the Spirit provides a detailed examination of πνεῦμα (spirit) in Paul’s teaching about virtues in his seven undisputed letters. Naveros Córdova shows how Paul’s understanding of πνεῦμα as a foundational concept in his ethical teaching is construed within both the Hellenistic Jewish and Greek traditions.
To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God brings to light a fresh understanding of the Greek concept πνεῦμα (spirit) in Paul’s ethical teaching. Placing Paul and his mixed audience within the Hellenistic Jewish and Greek (philosophical) traditions of the ancient world, this book examines his new message concerning πνεῦμα’s primary function in the acquisition of virtues and avoidance of vices. Looking in detail at the various ways in which Paul views πνεῦμα in his seven undisputed letters, Naveros Córdova explores πνεῦμα’s development from Paul’s initial ethical reflections in his early letters to a more mature view in his later letters. Naveros Córdova argues that it is within these traditions, represented by major Hellenistic Jewish and Greco-Roman writers, that Paul construes the framework of his ethical teaching. Paul finds in the power of God’s πνεῦμα a new ethical alternative for his mixed audience to living lives pleasing to God outside the observance of the Mosaic Law. Naveros Córdova demonstrates how Paul draws upon Platonic (immaterial πνεῦμα) and Stoic (material πνεῦμα) language that would have been familiar to his hearers in the early Christian communities to create a persuasive understanding of ethical performance and to show that the moral life of the believers springs from that πνεῦμα received from God. In his efforts to highlight πνεῦμα’s central role in his ethics, Paul moves beyond both traditions by describing the “Christification” of πνεῦμα not only in Stoic terms, but also in Middle Platonic categories of the first century CE.
To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God brings to light a fresh understanding of the Greek concept πνεῦμα (spirit) in Paul’s ethical teaching. Placing Paul and his mixed audience within the Hellenistic Jewish and Greek (philosophical) traditions of the ancient world, this book examines his new message concerning πνεῦμα’s primary function in the acquisition of virtues and avoidance of vices. Looking in detail at the various ways in which Paul views πνεῦμα in his seven undisputed letters, Naveros Córdova explores πνεῦμα’s development from Paul’s initial ethical reflections in his early letters to a more mature view in his later letters. Naveros Córdova argues that it is within these traditions, represented by major Hellenistic Jewish and Greco-Roman writers, that Paul construes the framework of his ethical teaching. Paul finds in the power of God’s πνεῦμα a new ethical alternative for his mixed audience to living lives pleasing to God outside the observance of the Mosaic Law. Naveros Córdova demonstrates how Paul draws upon Platonic (immaterial πνεῦμα) and Stoic (material πνεῦμα) language that would have been familiar to his hearers in the early Christian communities to create a persuasive understanding of ethical performance and to show that the moral life of the believers springs from that πνεῦμα received from God. In his efforts to highlight πνεῦμα’s central role in his ethics, Paul moves beyond both traditions by describing the “Christification” of πνεῦμα not only in Stoic terms, but also in Middle Platonic categories of the first century CE.
Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, is adjunct professor of New Testament at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.
Introduction
Chapter 1 Understanding the Spirit: The Place of Πνεῦμα in a Greco-Roman World of Jews and Gentiles
Chapter 2 The New Age Concerning Πνεῦμα’s Preeminence in Paul’s Early Letters
Chapter 3 The Development of Πνεῦμα as Font of All Christian Virtues in the Practical Life of Believers in the Later Letters
Chapter 4 Πνεῦμα and the New Conception of Liberation Pervading Paul’s Ethical Teaching
Chapter 5 Conclusion: Final Remarks
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.03.2019 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 166 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 485 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9787-0096-2 / 1978700962 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9787-0096-3 / 9781978700963 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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