Do the Gospel of John and Stoicism, since they share significant vocabularies and terms such as Logos and Pneuma, indicate a shared understanding of God, the world, and living well? Fergus J. King compares their worldviews and ethical teachings and finds that they are significantly different in their conclusions.
The Gospel of John and Stoicism share significant vocabularies and terms such as
Logos and
Pneuma. But do they indicate a shared understanding of God, the world and living well? Fergus J. King suggests that such claims become unlikely when detailed analyses of the two traditions are conducted and compared. The first step in his examination looks at evidence of potential engagement between the two traditions historically and geographically. Examinations of their different views on living well, God, and the world reveal worldviews which are far from identical. In particular, the two traditions differ radically in their depictions of the relationship between God and the world, and what one does to live well.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Compatibility: Some Introductory Considerations
Chapter 2: »Living Well« in Stoicism
Chapter 3: God and the World in Stoicism
Chapter 4: »Last Things« in Stoicism
Chapter 5: »Living Well« in the Fourth Gospel
Chapter 6: God and the World in the FG
Chapter 7: »Last Things« in the FG
Chapter 8: Some Concluding Remarks on Resonance and Dissonance between Stoicism and the FG
