Paul and Seneca in dialogue / edited by Joseph R. Dodson, David E. Briones. [print]

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Foreword C. Kavin Rowe -- Introduction David E. Briones and Joseph R. Dodson Seneca and Paul: the first two thousand years Haary M. Hine Some observations on Paul and Seneca as letter writers E. Randolph Richards Jesus Christ and the wise man: Paul and Seneca on moral sages Runar M. Thortsteinsson Paul and Seneca on suffering Brian J. Tabb Benefiting others and benefit to oneself: Seneca and paul on "altruism" John M.G. Barclay Paul and Seneca on the self-gift David E. Briones "We are debtors": grace and obligation in Paul and Seneca David A. deSilva (Dis)correspondence of Paul and Seneca on slavery Timothy Brookins Paul and Seneca on women Pauline Nigh Hogan Paul and Seneca on the body Michelle Lee-Barnewall Paul and Seneca on the cross: the metaphor of crucifixion in Galatians and De Vita Beata Joseph R. Dodson Paul in Philippians and Seneca in Epistle 93 on the life after death and its present implications Troels Engberg/Pedersen The salvation of creation: Seneca and Paul on the future of humanity and of the cosmos James P. Ware -- Epilogue: The Stoic and the saint Joshua Richards.

Paul and Seneca in Dialogue assembles an international group of scholars to compare the philosophical and theological strands in Paul and Seneca's writings, placing them in dialogue with one another. Arguably, no other first-century, non-Christian writer's thoughts resemble Paul's as closely as Seneca's, and scholars have often found value in comparing Pauline concepts with Seneca's writings. Nevertheless, apart from the occasional article, broad comparison, or cross-reference, an in-depth critical comparison of these writers has not been attempted for over fifty years - since Sevenster's monograph of 1961.--

Joseph R. Dodson (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is an associate professor of Biblical Studies at Ouachita Baptist University. In addition to several articles and essays, he is the author of The 'Powers' of Personification (BZNW, 2008) and co-editor of Paul and the Second Century (LNTS, 2011). David E. Briones (Ph.D., Durham University) is professor of New Testament at Reformation Bible College. In addition to several articles and essays, he is the author of Paul's Financial Policy: A Socio-Theological Approach (LNTS, 2013).