
HoP 108 - George Boys-Stones on the Greek Church Fathers
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Influence of Stoicism on Paul
Paul could have read Stoic texts, of course. It's just that there's nothing very specific in his writings that indicates he did so. The Church Fathers are often said to be Platonists or even called Christian Platonists. But they certainly didn't describe themselves as Platonists - partly because that term implies taking Plato as a philosophical authority and Christians don't do that.
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