Paul and the Popular Philosophers

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Paul and the Popular Philosophers is written by Abraham J. Malherbe and published by Fortress Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1451403410 (ISBN 10) and 9781451403411 (ISBN 13).

These studies continue a tradition of scholarship that flourished around the turn of the century when new editions of ancient philosophical sources were published. Professor Malherbe, however, widens the scope to include other philosophical traditions. He recognizes and identifies the influences of Platonists, Peripatetics, Cynics, Stoics, Epicureans, and Pythagoreans. These popular philosophers aimed at moral reform; they shared both in their substance and in the techniques employed. Yet, they need to be distinguished in order to discern their influence, if any, on Paul.