Deification in Classical Greek Philosophy and the Bible

"The goal of human life, according to Plato, Aristotle, and the Bible, is to become as much like god as possible. This book, written in vivid and lucid English, illuminates Greek philosophy by showing how it grows out of ancient Greek religion and how it compares to biblical religion"--

List of contents

Introduction: Why better implies best; 1. Theology as anthropology, anthropology as theology; 2. Heroic deification in Ancient Greek religion; 3. Ironic deification in Socrates; 4. Civic deification in Plato; 5. Developmental deification in Aristotle; 6. Deification as loving union with God in the Bible; Conclusion: Athens and Jerusalem.

About the author

JAMES BERNARD MURPHY is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He is also the author of How to Think Politically (with Graeme Garrard, 2019) and Haunted by Paradise: A Philosopher's Quest for Biblical Answers to Key Moral Questions (2021).

Product details

• Authors: James Bernard Murphy, James Bernard (Dartmouth College Murphy, Murphy James Bernard
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9781009392921
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0939292-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, BIBLES / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, Theology, Christian theology, History of Religion, Philosophy of religion, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, New Testaments