The Gospel and the Greeks: Did the New Testament Borrow from Pagan Thought? (Student Library)

Product Description

Examines contemporary claims for Christian dependence on Hellenistic philosophy, Greco-Roman mystery religions, and Gnosticism. He finds the case for dependence in the strong sense tenuous.

Review

“An excellent apologetic . . . showing the insuperable problems of viewing Christianity as an outgrowth of Greek philosophy, the Hellenistic mystery religions, or gnosticism.” —
Robert C. Newman

“A lucid and superb book.” —
Edwin Yamauchi

“[Regarding] the substantial debt which Christianity allegedly owes to Platonism, Stoicism, mystery religion, gnosticism . . . Nash has no difficulty in showing that much of the supposed indebtedness is ruled out of court on [several] grounds . . . But Nash is not content with refuting unsound arguments; he makes positive contributions to the subject under discussion.” —
F. F. Bruce

About the Author

Ronald H. Nash was professor of Christian philosophy at Southern Baptist Seminary. He authored more than thirty books and lectured at more than fifty colleges and universities in the United States, Great Britain, and the former Soviet Union.