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Reviews 236 REVIEWS Paul Aubin, s.j., Le problème de la "conversion". Etude sur un terme commun à l'hellénisme et au christianisme des trois premiers siècles (Théologie Historique 1). Paris, Bauchesne, 1963. Pp. 236. Pr. Fr. 20.-. Father Aubin's book opens the new series "Theologie Historique", a continuation of the "Bibliotheque de Th6ologie Historique" and the "Etudes de Th6ologie Historique", published by the professors of theology in the Institut Catholique, under the editorship of Jean Danielou. Aubin bases his study upon an examination of the meanings of the verb buaTeÙpStV and the derivative noun E?cc6z?OOg??j. Having reviewed the meanings in normal usage, the writer examines the development of the terms in the Septuagint, in ancient philosophy before Plotinus, in the New Testament and early Christian and Gnostic literature, and finally in Plotinus. The index gives a very useful list of instances of the terms. In his careful examination of the texts Aubin, unfortunately, does not verify the extent to which the terms have become technical in a particular sense. An important indication of this development is the rise of the noun e7ttor-reoT?l alongside the verb. Aubin, however, considers this detail to have no bearing upon his research (p. 8, note http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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236 REVIEWS Paul Aubin, s.j., Le problème de la "conversion". Etude sur un terme commun à l'hellénisme et au christianisme des trois premiers siècles (Théologie Historique 1). Paris, Bauchesne, 1963. Pp. 236. Pr. Fr. 20.-. Father Aubin's book opens the new series "Theologie Historique", a continuation of the "Bibliotheque de Th6ologie Historique" and the "Etudes de Th6ologie Historique", published by the professors of theology in the Institut Catholique, under the editorship of Jean Danielou. Aubin bases his study upon an examination of the meanings of the verb buaTeÙpStV and the derivative noun E?cc6z?OOg??j. Having reviewed the meanings in normal usage, the writer examines the development of the terms in the Septuagint, in ancient philosophy before Plotinus, in the New Testament and early Christian and Gnostic literature, and finally in Plotinus. The index gives a very useful list of instances of the terms. In his careful examination of the texts Aubin, unfortunately, does not verify the extent to which the terms have become technical in a particular sense. An important indication of this development is the rise of the noun e7ttor-reoT?l alongside the verb. Aubin, however, considers this detail to have no bearing upon his research (p. 8, note

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Vigiliae Christianae – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1963

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