The Fall of Men and the Lust of Women in Seneca’s Epistle 95 and Paul’s Letter to the Romans

Seneca’s invective against the sexual misconduct in the Roman Empire as part of his decline narrative is a neglected parallel to Rom 1:26-27. Its resonances, however, give more support to Ben Witherington’s comment about specifically situating Romans 1 within the context of Seneca’s castigation of t...

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主要作者: Dodson, Joseph R. 1975- (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Brill 2017
In: Novum Testamentum
Year: 2017, 卷: 59, 发布: 4, Pages: 355-365
Further subjects:B Homoeroticism homosexuality pederasty lesbian Stoicism
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总结:Seneca’s invective against the sexual misconduct in the Roman Empire as part of his decline narrative is a neglected parallel to Rom 1:26-27. Its resonances, however, give more support to Ben Witherington’s comment about specifically situating Romans 1 within the context of Seneca’s castigation of the lechery in Rome. Moreover, the parallels with Epistle 95 reinforce an excessive lust view of Rom 1:26-27.
ISSN:1568-5365
Contains:In: Novum Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341581