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Cynicism and Christianity in Antiquity

By Marie-Odile Goulet-Caze

Book information

Publisher
Eerdmans
Year
2019
ISBN
0802875556, 9780802875556
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1950522 bytes)
Pages
272\296
Topic
History
Time added
2020-08-28 18:11:29

Description

Cynicism and Christianity in Antiquity is a literary tour de force analyzing and refuting the hypothesis that Jesus was a Cynic. Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazé examines the arguments submitted by some New Testament scholars who believe that Jesus and his disciples were influenced by the ethics and social behaviors of itinerant Cynic preachers. In examining the “Cynic Jesus hypothesis,” Goulet-Cazé offers a reliable, accessible, and fully documented summary of Cynicism and its ideas, from Diogenes to the Imperial Period, and she investigates the extent and nature of contact between Cynics and Jewish people, especially between 100 BCE and 100 CE. While recognizing similarities between the ideas and morals of ancient Cynicism and those evident in early Christian movements, Goulet-Cazé identifies more significant, fundamental differences between them in culture, theology, and worldview.

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