Was Jesus a Cynic? Cynicism and Christianity in Antiquity is a literary tour de force analyzing and refuting the hypothesis that Jesus was a Cynic. Marie-Odile

This collection of essays--the first of its kind in English--brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition assoc

This study shows that the wealth of parallels between the Jesus tradition and popular Cynicism suggest that Cynicism has been an important element in Christiani

Once regarded as a minor Socratic school, Cynicism is now admired as one of the more creative and influential philosophical movements in antiquity. First arisin

This collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition ass