In this conference volume, researchers from various disciplines present a panorama of the religious and philosophical literature in the Imperial period from the pagan Greek and Latin literature, Hellenistic-Jewish and New Testament texts to Qumran as well as gnostic and hermetic writings.

During the early Imperial period, traditions of lived religion were increasingly interpreted and made plausible as a source of philosophical thought. Holy stories, rites and cult objects appeared as a reflection of divine truth, since they revealed knowledge which promised real life. Conversely, the philosophical interpretation of the world referred to the religious tradition as the last ground for knowledge. In this conference volume, researchers from various disciplines present a panorama of the religious and philosophical literature in the Imperial period from the pagan Greek and Latin literature, Hellenistic-Jewish and New Testament texts to Qumran as well as gnostic and hermetic writings.

Inhalt
Albrecht Dihle: Die griechische Philosophie zur Zeit ihrer Rezeption durch Juden und Christen - Michael von Albrecht: Philosophie und Religion in der lateinischen Literatur der Kaiserzeit - Herwig Görgemanns: Religiöse Philosophie und philosophische Religion in der griechischen Literatur der Kaiserzeit - Gregory Sterling: Alexandrian Jewish Exegetical Tradition: Philosophy as the Handmaid of Wisdom - Reinhard Feldmeier: "Göttliche Philosophie". Die Interaktion von Weisheit und Religion in der späteren Antike - Devorah Dimant: Time, Torah and Prophecy at Qumran - Zlatko Plese: Gnostic and Hermetic Literature: Oriental Wisdom - Rainer Hirsch-Luipold: Die religiös-philosophische Literatur der frühen Kaiserzeit und das Neue Testament - Adolf Martin Ritter: Christentum und Philosophie als Thema frühkaiserzeitlicher Kirchenväterliteratur - Tobias Thum: 'Welche Fülle von Reden!': Plutarchs Schrift De E apud Delphos - Peter Kirchschläger: Der Wahrheitsbegriff im Johannesevangelium - Jane Heath: 2 Cor 4, 7-12: Viewing Paul as an Icon of Christ - Ilinca Tanaseanu: Gräber und Symbole: Tempel im Werk Clemens' von Alexandrien - Fritz Heinrich: Der religiöse Intellektuelle: Apuleius und Ali Schariati