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Christian assimilation of Hellenistic philosophy was anticipated by Philo and other Greek-speaking Alexandrian Jews. Philo's blend of Judaism, Platonism, and Stoicism strongly influenced Christian Alexandrian writers such as Origen and Clement of Alexandria , as well as in the Latin world, Ambrose of Milan .
There were varying clashes between the two ideals — Hellenism and Christianity — which were often deemed ‘incompatible’. As Byzantine historian Dvornik notes, the Hellenistic theory of Divine Kingship was reconciled with the Byzantine concept of a single Universal Ruler who “imitated” and personified the Divine Ruler in Heaven. [ 22 ]
Interpretations on the rise of Early Christianity, which was applied most famously by Rudolf Bultmann, used to see Judaism as largely unaffected by Hellenism, and the Judaism of the diaspora was thought to have succumbed thoroughly to its influences. Bultmann thus argued that Christianity arose almost completely within those Hellenistic ...
Pages in category "Hellenism and Christianity" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Within Troels Engberg-Pedersen's scholarship, he describes the sensibilities and social structures within a Hellenistic society, in order that he might further illustrate the significance of the Apostle Paul's writings as a continuation of spiritual understanding of the faith community, and demonstrate the influences of the period of Paul's ...
The influence of Hellenistic philosophy on Christian theology can be properly divided into two parts. First is the influence of Middle Platonism, Stoicism, and perhaps Pre-Socratic philosophy on Christian theology of the first three centuries A.D. (e.g., on St. Justin, St. Clement of Alexandria, Origen, St. Gregory of Nyssa -- and perhaps ...
Articles concerning the relationship of Christianity and Hellenistic religion, any of the various systems of beliefs and practices of the people who lived under the influence of ancient Greek culture during the Hellenistic period and the Roman Empire (c. 300 BCE to 300 CE).
[web 1] It argued that Christianity was not simply the continuation of the Old Testament, but syncretistic, and was rooted in and influenced by Hellenistic Judaism (Philo) and Hellenistic religions like the mystery cults and Gnosticism. [web 2]