This book offers a new explanation for Paul's puzzling use of λογικὴ λατρεία (Rom 12.1).
Based on a detailed investigation of ancient philosophical parallels, it argues that Paul here …

In Romans 12: 1 the phrase λογικὴ λατρεία has usually been understood to mean a service
that is either 'reasonable'or 'spiritual'. Yet an extensive study of the uses of λογικός in Greek …

Among the countless contributions to Pauline theology during the 20th century there are
only very few, which may be characterized as landmark studies. Albert Schweitzer's The …

This essay focuses on a passage from the Letter to the Romans, better on a famous
expression: λογικὴ λατρεία (Rom 12, 1). After having studied its context in some depth, it …

This article analyzes Bible exegesis as a key to understand the increasingly Roman
orientation of Paul. Philo of Alexandria, Paul's slightly older contemporary, is introduced as a …

In the early 1970's, due to serious epistemological flaws, the demise of traditional New
Testament research paradigms became imminent. A new generation of scholars started the …

Kaesemann is explicit in noting that though earlier scholars had thought of Paul as a
dogmatic theologian, this is no longer the case. Though Paul is conceded the honour of …

An understanding of the phrase 'from faith to faith'in Romans 1: 17 is integral to
understanding Paul's thesis statement for the Book of Romans (Rom 1: 16–17). The author …

In the book of Romans, also called 'Paul's Letter/Epistle to the Romans', it is clear that Paul
created a very close lexical semantic relation between the concepts πίστις/πιστεύω [faith …

Paul and the Greco-Roman Philosophical Tradition provides a fresh examination of the
relationship of Greco-Roman philosophy to Pauline Christianity. It offers an in-depth look at …