Early Christian Reception of Epicureanism: Didactic and Psychagogic Resonances.
The article examines the early Christian reception of Epicureanism, highlighting its intellectual context characterized by denial and dismissal. Early Christians viewed Epicurean doctrines, particularly its materialist worldview and rejection of divine providence, as atheistic and dangerous, leading...
| Publicado en: | Illinois Classical Studies Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 276 - 302 |
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