Bible Dictionary
Stoics
The Stoics were a Greek philosophical school founded by Zeno that taught living according to reason and the order of nature, with endurance of pain and hardship. Paul encountered Stoic philosophers in Athens and proclaimed the true God and resurrection.
Biblical Usage
Stoic philosophers encountered Paul in Athens. Their teaching shared certain ideas with his proclamation, including divine immanence, the fatherhood of God, and the common bonds of humanity, but the supplied material contrasts Stoic pride and reliance on fate with Christian humility, faith, providence, and resurrection.
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