Frederick E. Brenk (Dec 1, 1998) Relighting the Souls: Studies in Plutarch, in Greek Literature, Religion, and Philosophy, and in the New Testament Background In the last ten years, there has been an enormous awakening of interest in Plutarch. This collection contains many stimulating and important articles from the Plutarch renaissance, especially on the interaction between divine and human worlds, and on expectations in the next life. But treated here are also a number of other challenging topics in classical Greek literature. Among them are the Near Eastern background of early Greek myth and literature, the decisive speech of Achilleus' mentor, Phoenix, in the Iliad, divine assimilations and ruler cult, the language of Menander's young men, the vision of God in Middle Platonism, blessed afterlife in the mysteries, Greek epiphanies and the Acts of the Apostles, and the revolt at Jerusalem against Antiochos Epiphanes in the light of similar cities under Hellenistic rule. Another book of Frederick E. Brenk: Clothed in Purple Light. (Franz Steiner 1998) http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=EA17XO5SeU4C&pg=PA41&dq=Relighting+the+Souls&hl=ko&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Relighting%20the%20Souls&f=false ================================================ Text, Image, and Christians in the Graeco-Roman World: A Festschrift in Honor of David Lee Balch (Princeton Theological Monograph) [Paperback] Aliou Ciss' Niang (Editor), Carolyn Osiek (Editor) Pickwick Publications (November 3, 2011. 438P. ================================================= Niketas Siniossoglou Plato and Theodoret: The Christian Appropriation of Platonic Philosophy and the Hellenic Intellectual Resistance (Cambridge Classical Studies) http://www.amazon.com/Plato-Theodoret-Appropriation-Philosophy-Intellectual/dp/0521880734/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352514608&sr=1-1&keywords=Plato+and+Theodoret%3A#reader_0521880734 In late antiquity, Plato's philosophy became a battlefield between the competing discourses represented by Hellenism and Christianity. Focusing on Theodoret of Cyrrhus' Graecarum Affectionum Curatio, this 2008 volume reassesses the strategies of appropriation and reconstructs a vital trial of strength between Neoplatonic hermeneutics and the Christian rhetorical mode of rewriting Plato. About the Author Niketas Siniossoglou holds a PhD in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Cambridge. --Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 30, 2011) 280p. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Louth . The Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition: From Plato to Denys . Oxford University Press, USA; 2nd edition (March 8, 2007) Scholars of the patristic era have paid more attention to the dogmatic tradition in their period than to the development of Christian mystical theology. Andrew Louth aims to redress the balance. Recognizing that the intellectual form of this tradition was decisively influenced by Platonic ideas of the soul's relationship to God, Louth begins with an examination of Plato and Platonism. The discussion of the Fathers which follows shows how the mystical tradition is at the heart of their thought and how the dogmatic tradition both molds and is the reflection of mystical insights and concerns. This new edition of a classic study of the diverse influences upon Christian spirituality includes a new Epilogue which brings the text completely up to date. |