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The Concept of the ‘Inner Human Being’ (όέσω άνθρωποσ) in the Anthropology of Paul

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2000

HANS DIETER BETZ
HANS DIETER BETZ
Affiliation:
The Divinity School, University of Chicago, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Abstract

The paper discusses one of the key concepts of Paul's anthropology, the concept of the ‘inner human being’ (όέσω άνθρωποσ). According to recent contributions by U. Duchrow, T. K. Heckel, C. Markschies and W. Burkert, Paul's concept originated in Plato. The questions still open are: How did the concept get into the hands of Paul? How does Paul interpret the concept in accordance with his own theological anthropology? Answering these two questions is the goal of the paper.

Type
Research Article
Information
New Testament Studies , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , July 2000 , pp. 315 - 341
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

Presidential lecture presented at the 54th General Meeting of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas at Pretoria, South Africa, 3–7 August 1999.