The Self, the Lord, and the Other according to Paul and Epictetus

by Michael J Gorman

This study explores the relationship between the individual person (the self), the divine, and other people in the writings of the apostle Paul and the Roman Stoic Epictetus. It does so by examining self-involving actions expressed with reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) in various kinds of sentences: for example, ""Examine yourself"" and ""You do not belong to yourself."" After situating the topic within the fields of linguistics and ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666795305
• ISBN13: 9781666795301
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"