Cynics, Paul and the Pauline Churches

by F. Gerald Downing

Book Overview

F. Gerald Downing explores the teachings of Paul, arguing that the development of Paul's preaching and of the Pauline Church owed a great deal to the views of the vagabond Cynic philosophers, critics of the Gods and of the ethos of civic society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415642809
• ISBN13: 9780415642804
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"