Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- 1 The Social and Political Milieu
- 2 The Religious and Philosophical Milieu
- 3 The Historical Jesus
- 4 The Life and Letters of Paul
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
2 - The Religious and Philosophical Milieu
from Part I - Historical Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 April 2021
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- 1 The Social and Political Milieu
- 2 The Religious and Philosophical Milieu
- 3 The Historical Jesus
- 4 The Life and Letters of Paul
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on Second Temple Judaism, Greco-Roman religions, and the philosophical schools of the time, with special attention to the ways in which they influence the New Testament.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 25 - 49Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021