REL 1005 : Religion Test Three
Document Summary
Judaism: hellenist were mainly non-judaic christians, saw reduced significance for the temple and law, exalted jesus as son of man were persecuted by other. Christianity in the greco-roman world: beginning of mission to non-jews, role of hellenists, role of saul (paul, hellenist, antagonistic toward nestorians, sets out on journey to arrest nazorean christians. Heard a voice: understood it as a message from god, had a change of. Jesus without works of the law: perspective in the dispute, paul"s opponent, think you have to keep the law. Believed the law had been given by god: could be kept. Most famous: plato: greco-roman philosophy and religion. Stoics- person should live without passion (apathia) Paul: developments in christianity after paul. Christians place a high value or virginity: monks and nuns. Colossians and ephesians: prison epistles, a christian hymn (col 1:15-20)= comic christ, house hold codes (col 3:18-4:1, eph 5:21-6:9, relation of husband and wife (eph 5:22-23)
