Stoicism appears to have had a great deal of influence on Jewish writing at the time. Have a look at "St. Paul and Stoicism" if you are so inclined. Interesting

Stoicism appears to have had a great deal of influence on Jewish writing at the time. Have a look at "St. Paul and Stoicism" if you are so inclined. Interesting paper. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/475275 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/475275 ------------ Edited to correct attribution error.