The Famous Liar and the Apostolic Truth

The words Kretes aei pseustai, kaka theria, gasteres argai. in Tit 1:2 are traditionally attributed to Epimenides, and, for example, Nestle – Aland27 (ad locum) refers to his work “de oraculis / peri kresmon”. However, we can only discern a shadow of the man, a pre-Socratic philosopher, or of severa...

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Main Author: Koskenniemi, Erkki (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2011
In: Filología neotestamentaria
Year: 2011, Volume: 24, Pages: 59-69
Further subjects:B Epimenides
B De oraculis
B Liar-paradox
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