Paul, Plutarch and the Practice of Self-Praise

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    Abstract

    Paul's boasting is often considered to be problematic. This paper explores Pauline boasting from the perspective of Plutarch's views on self-praise. Outlining what kinds of self-praise were and were not acceptable to someone like Plutarch, the paper analyses and positions Paul's boasting in Phil 3 in this context, concluding that, however offensive it may be to modern ears, this boasting was probably less so to the ears of his contemporaries. © 2014 Cambridge University Press.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)341-359
    JournalNew Testament Studies
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    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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