Romans and the Apologetic Tradition

This Study Shows How Classical Greek And Hellenistic Philosophical And Ethical Traditions Inform Paul''S Letter To The Romans. It Concentrates Especially On Protreptic A Kind Of Literature Deriving Its Name From The Title Of A Lost Writing Of Aristotle That Has Been Largely Reconstructed By Scholars In Our Time. The Protreptic Writers Seek To Awaken Their Readers To A Realization Of Human Frailty And Then To Commit Themselves To A New Way Of Life. Guerra Shows Also How The Political Conditions Of Nero''S Rome Are Reflected Herein.