brill aug 1992 (2 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Cratylus has puzzled many readers with its lengthy discussion of the 'true meanings' of more than a hundred Greek names. This book aims to give a coherent interpretation of the whole dialogue, paying particular attention to these etymologies.The book discusses the rival theories of naming offered by Cratylus, Hermogenes, and Socrates, arguing that Socrates presents a prescriptive theory, laying down what names should be, rather than describing what they are. This distinction between prescriptive and descriptive theories is elaborated and used to illuminate the etymologies themselves. After discussing possible sources for the etymologies, the author argues that the etymological section amounts to a Platonic critique of the muddled attitude of Greek poets and thinkers towards names.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This study offers a fresh analysis of the place which 'justification by faith' held in Paul's life and thought. In distinction from past attempts to define 'justification' in relation to a logical 'center', the investigation proceeds by assessing the relationship between this theme and two significant points in Paul's career: his conversion and his letter to Rome. The first chapter surveys a number of interpreters of Paul from William Wrede through E.P. Sanders. In an attempt to overcome the deficiencies of earlier proposals, the work then explores the soteriology of two early Jewish writings proximate to Paul, 1QS and Pss. Sol. Paul's references to his preconversion life reveal a connection between these forms of Judaism and that which Paul knew, making it likely that within a short time after his conversion Paul's soteriology underwent a radical change involving his adoption of ideas inherent to his later arguments on 'justification by faith'. Paul's aim in writing to Rome discloses that he came to regard 'justification' as indispensable to his Gospel and relevant to issues beyond Jew-Gentile relations.This research challenges the 'new perspective on Paul' (Dunn) while providing a historical and theological description of Paul's understanding of 'justification by faith.'.