NarrowHighway

A card from a free library — ask anything, no account, works offline. Every card carries its source.

Easton: Epicureans

easton concept e h

Followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens B.C. 270), or adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). This philosophy was a system of atheism, and taught men to seek as their highest aim a pleasant and smooth life. They have been called the “Sadducees” of Greek paganism. They, with the Stoics, ridiculed the teaching of Paul (Acts 17:18). They appear to have been greatly esteemed at Athens.

source
Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897) · Epicureans ↗
card id
card_n_922902ae00b8

related in the keeping ↗ · raw JSON ↗

adjoining cards

Is this card incomplete? Tell the library — it will call out for more ↗