John Granger Cook

The Interpretation of the Old Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism

[Die Interpretation des Alten Testaments aus der Perspektive griechisch-römischer Heiden.]
2004. XV, 399 pages.
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-158667-5
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According to the available evidence not many pagans knew the Greek Bible (Septuagint) before the advent of Christianity. The pagans who reacted to biblical texts include Celsus (II C.E.), Porphyry (III C.E.), and Julian the Apostate (IV C.E.). John Granger Cook analyzes these pagans' voice and elaborates on its importance, since it shows how Septuagint texts appeared in the eyes of Greco-Roman intellectuals.

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