philosophers christianity introduction commentaries

books:

Moral Exhortation a Greco Roman Sourcebook (Library of Early Christianity)
Abraham J. Malherbe

Westminster John Knox Press, 1989

The Letters to the Thessalonians (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)

1 review
Abraham J. Malherbe

Yale University Press, 2004

Complete and Helpful in exegete the text
This commentary is a very helpful if you want a detailed information about the Greek text. I found it helpful for my Thesis writing. He argue with other scholars and present his own views. For it's price it is an excellent commentary. I am glad that I bought it.

Ancient Epistolary Theorists (Sources for Biblical Study)

Scholars Press, 1988

Paul and the Popular Philosophers
Abraham, J. Malherbe

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1989

These studies continue a tradition of scholarship that flourished around the turn of the century when new editions of ancient philosophical sources were published. Professor Malherbe, however, widens the scope to include other philosophical traditions. He recognizes and identifies the influences of Platonists, Peripatetics, Cynics, Stoics, Epicureans, and Pythagoreans. These popular philosophers aimed at moral reform; they shared ...

The Letters to the Thessalonians: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible)
Abraham J. Malherbe

Anchor Bible, 2000

The Cynic Epistles: A Study Edition (Sources for Biblical Study, V. 12)

Society of Biblical Literature, 1986

Social Aspects of Early Christianity, Second Edition

2 reviews
Abraham J. Malherbe

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003

Good review of the subject
This very short book--a mere 121 pages--gives an overview of the arguments made by biblical scholars about social aspects of early Christianity. In general, there is a movement away from viewing the early Christians as being from the lower classes. Much more likely, all classes were represented. Paul's Greek is not the Greek of true classicism. As A D Nock pointed out, "'Paul is not ...