Theology
Der apokryphe Briefwechsel zwischen Seneca und Paulus
Zusammen mit dem Brief des Mordechai an Alexander und dem Brief des Annaeus Seneca über Hochmut und Götterbilder
Eingel., übers. u. mit interpretierenden Essays versehen v. Alfons Fürst, Therese Fuhrer, Folker Siegert u. Peter Walter
[The Apocryphal Correspondence between Seneca and Paul. Including Mordechai's Letter to Alexander and Annaeus Seneca's Letter on Pride and Idols.]
2006; unchanged student edition; 2012. X, 215 pages.
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ISBN 978-3-8252-3634-2
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Published in German.
In the second half of the fourth century, an unknown author created a correspondence between Seneca and Paul. The most striking characteristic of these fourteen brief letters is their lack of nearly any content. Their sole intention is to make Seneca a friend of Paul's. In doing so, the author underlined the affinity between the pagan philosopher Seneca and the Latin Christian theologians of the fourth century, inventing an apostolic tradition. The book contains a new German translation of these letters based on the current critical edition along with an introduction, notes, testimonies and essays which put this correspondence in a broader intellectual-historical context. Furthermore, two documents which are less well known but sometimes discussed in connection with these letters are presented, translated into German for the first time and provided with commentaries.