Paul and the Popular Philosophers

<p>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.</p>