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To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God

by Nelida Naveros Cordova Cdp

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Fortress Academic
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God brings to light a fresh understanding of the Greek concept πνεῦμα (spirit) in Paul's ethical teaching. Placing Paul and his mixed audience within the Hellenistic Jewish and Greek (philosophical) traditions of the ancient world, this book examines his new message concerning πνεῦμα's primary function in the acquisition of virtues and avoidance of vices. Looking in detail at the various ways in which Paul views πνεῦμα in his seven undisputed letters, Naveros C rdova explores πνεῦμα's development from Paul's initial ethical reflections in his early letters to a more mature view in his later letters. Naveros C rdova argues that it is within these traditions, represented by major Hellenistic Jewish and Greco-Roman writers, that Paul construes the framework of his ethical teaching. Paul finds in the power of God's πνεῦμα a new ethical alternative for his mixed audience to living lives pleasing to God outside the observance of the Mosaic Law. Naveros C rdova demonstrates how Paul draws upon Platonic (immaterial πνεῦμα) and Stoic (material πνεῦμα) language that would have been familiar to his hearers in the early Christian communities to create a persuasive understanding of ethical performance and to show that the moral life of the believers springs from that πνεῦμα received from God. In his efforts to highlight πνεῦμα's central role in his ethics, Paul moves beyond both traditions by describing the "Christification" of πνεῦμα not only in Stoic terms, but also in Middle Platonic categories of the first century CE.

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Fortress Academic

  • Published

    December 2018

  • Weight

    518g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9781978700963

  • ISBN-10

    1978700962

  • Eden Code

    4894105

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