Paul, Plutarch and the Problematic Practice of Self-Praise (periautología): The Case of Phil 3.2–21
Paul's boasting is often considered to be problematic. This paper explores Pauline boasting from the perspective of Plutarch's views on self-praise. Outlining what kinds of self-praise were and were not acceptable to someone like Plutarch, the paper analyses and positions Paul's boast...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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New Testament studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-359 |
Further subjects: | B
Plutarch
B Rhetoric B self-praise B Paul B Philippians B Boasting |
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Summary: | Paul's boasting is often considered to be problematic. This paper explores Pauline boasting from the perspective of Plutarch's views on self-praise. Outlining what kinds of self-praise were and were not acceptable to someone like Plutarch, the paper analyses and positions Paul's boasting in Phil 3 in this context, concluding that, however offensive it may be to modern ears, this boasting was probably less so to the ears of his contemporaries. |
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ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688514000071 |