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EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND CLASSICAL CULTURE SUPPLEMENTS TO NOVUM TESTAMENTUM EDITORIAL BOARD C.K. BARRETT, Durham- P. BORGEN, Trondheim J.K. ELLIOTT, Leeds- H.J. DEJONGE, Leiden A.J. MALHERBE, NewHaven M.J.J. MENKEN, Utrecht- J. SMITSIBINGA, Amsterdam Executive Editors M.M. MITCHELL, Chicago& D.P. MOESSNER, Dubuque VOLUME CX EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND CLASSICAL CULTURE Comparative Studies in Honor of Abraham J. Malherbe EDITED BY JOHN T. FITZGERALD, THOMAS H. OLBRICHT, and L. MICHAEL WHITE BRILL LEIDEN •BOSTON 2003 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Early Christianity and classical culture : comparative studies in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe / edited by John T. Fitzgerald, Thomas H. Olbricht, and L. Michael White. p. cm. – (Supplements to Novum Testamentum, ISSN0167-9732 ; v. 110) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN90-04-13022-5 (alk. paper) 1. Bible, N.T.–Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Christianity and other religions– Greek. 3. Christianity and other religions–Roman. I. Malherbe, Abraham J. II. Fitzgerald, John T., 1948- III. Olbricht, Thomas H. IV. White, L. Michael. V. Series. BS2361.3.E37 2003 270.1–dc21 2003050225 ISSN 0167-9732 ISBN 90 04 13022 5 © Copyright 2003 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Brill provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910 Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands To AbrahamJ.Malherbe Mentor,Colleague,FriendandScholar of UncompromisingIntegrity and UncommonInsight AbrahamJohannesMalherbe CONTENTS ListofContributors .................................................. xi Abbreviations ......................................................... xv Thomas H.Olbricht,Preface ......................................... 1 L.MichaelWhiteandJohnT.Fitzgerald,Quod estcomparan- dum: TheProblemofParallels ....................................... 13 ABibliographyofthe WritingsofAbrahamJ.Malherbe .......... 41 PartI. Graphos DieterZeller,The©ε…αæàσι̋ofHippocratesandofOther“Divine Men” ................................................................ 49 HaroldW.Attridge,Making ScentsofPaul:TheBackgroundandSense of2Cor2:14–17..................................................... 71 GerardMussies,“InThoseDays:”SomeRemarksontheUseof “Days”inMatthew 2:1,3:1,andLuke2:1 ............................ 89 DavidE.Aune,DistinctLexical MeaningsofˆπαρøÜinHellenism, Judaism,andEarlyChristianity ...................................... 103 Hans-JosefKlauck,CompilationofLettersinCicero’sCorrespondence .... 131 DuaneF.Watson,AReexaminationoftheEpistolaryAnalysis Underpinning theArgumentsfortheCompositeNatureofPhilippians .... 157 PartII. Ethos RonaldF.Hock, TheParableoftheFoolishRichMan(Luke 12:16–20) andGraeco-RomanConventionsofThoughtandBehavior............... 181 TroelsEngberg-Pedersen,Radical AltruisminPhilippians2:4 ......... 197 LukeTimothyJohnson, TransformationoftheMindandMoral Discernment inPaul .................................................. 215 viii contents JamesW.Thompson, Creation,ShameandNaturein1Cor11:2–16: TheBackgroundandCoherenceofPaul’sArgument ..................... 237 CilliersBreytenbach,CivicConcordandCosmicHarmony:Sourcesof MetaphoricMappingin 1Clement 20.3 ................................ 259 PartIII. Logos EdgarKrentz,LogosorSophia:ThePaulineUseoftheAncientDispute between RhetoricandPhilosophy ...................................... 277 BruceW.Winter,TheTopplingofFavorinusandPaulbythe Corinthians .......................................................... 291 L.MichaelWhite,RhetoricandRealityinGalatians: Framingthe SocialDemandsofFriendship ......................................... 307 StanleyK.Stowers,Apostrophe,ΠρïσωπïπïιÝα andPaul’sRhetorical Education ............................................................ 351 Thomas H.Olbricht,AnalogyandAllegoryinClassical Rhetoric ....... 371 EverettFerguson,TheArtofPraise:PhiloandPhilodemusonMusic .... 391 PartIV. Ethnos CarlR.Holladay,PaulandHisPredecessorsintheDiaspora:Some ReflectionsonEthnicIdentityintheFragmentaryHellenisticJewish Authors .............................................................. 429 LeanderE.Keck,TheJewishPaulamongtheGentiles:TwoPortrayals 461 DavidL.Balch,TheCulturalOriginof“ReceivingAllNations”in Luke-Acts:AlexandertheGreatorRomanSocialPolicy? ................ 483 E.A.Judge,DidtheChurchesCompetewithCultGroups? ............... 501 HanneSigismundNielsen,Men,WomenandMaritalChastity: PublicPreachingandPopularPietyatRome ........................... 525 contents ix PartV. Nomos JohanC. Thom, “TheMindisitsOwn Place:”Definingthe Topos .... 555 J.LouisMartyn,NomosPlusGenitiveNouninPaul:TheHistoryof God’sLaw ........................................................... 575 BenjaminJ.Fiore,HouseholdRulesatEphesus: GoodNews,Bad News,NoNews ...................................................... 589 MarinusdeJongeandL.MichaelWhite,TheWashingofAdamin theAcherusian Lake(Greek Life ofAdamandEve37.3)in the ContextofEarlyChristian NotionsofAfterlife .......................... 609 JohnT.Fitzgerald,LastWillsandTestamentsinGraeco-Roman Perspective ........................................................... 637 IndexofAncientSources ............................................ 673 IndexofModernScholars ........................................... 727

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This work contains 28 essays in honour of Abraham J. Malherbe, whose work has been especially influential in exploring modes of cultural interaction between early Jews and Christians and their Graeco-Roman neighbours.
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