The Grammar of Life: The Areopagus Speech and Pagan Tradition

This article explores the interconnection between intellection and life in ancient theology and philosophy by means of a reexamination of Paul's famous Areopagus discourse. Instead of reading the speech as an attempt at theological rapprochement, this essay interprets the speech as a place wher...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Testament studies 2011-01, Vol.57 (1), p.31-50
1. Verfasser: Rowe, C. Kavin
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This article explores the interconnection between intellection and life in ancient theology and philosophy by means of a reexamination of Paul's famous Areopagus discourse. Instead of reading the speech as an attempt at theological rapprochement, this essay interprets the speech as a place where fundamentally different grammars for the whole of life come into conflict.
ISSN:0028-6885
1469-8145
DOI:10.1017/S0028688510000263