Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity Collected Essays, 1959–2012, by Abraham J. Malherbe

In these fifty-three essays spanning over fifty years Abraham J. Malherbe illustrates how a critically informed appreciation of Graeco-Roman literary traditions such as Hellenistic moral philosophy and Middle Platonism can enrich our understanding of Paul, Athenagoras, and other early Christian writings.