Epimenides z Krety w kontekście nowotestamentowym (Tt 1,12; Dz 17,28)
Epimenides of Crete in the New Testament Context (Titus 1:12; Acts 17:28)

Summary/Abstract: This paper introduces the figure of the ancient Greek sage, Epimenides of Crete. Some of the works of ancient extra-biblical literature referring to Epimenides are cited. Next, the data obtained are compared with two New Testament passages (in particular Titus 1:12 and also briefly Acts 17:28). In this way, the specific use of the figure of Epimenides in the biblical fragments is shown. One can see the reference to the authority of Epimenides, however, without considering the original context of his words. It is also interesting to capture the difficulties of interpretation in selected Christian commentators living at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries, who perceive the apologetic difficulties resulting from the quotation of Epimenides in Titus 1:12.

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