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It’s true that we can find objections and criticisms of Epicureanism throughout early Christian writings. As general rule, hedonistic philosophy is at odds with Christianity. Epicurean philosophy denies a providential deity, an afterlife and even the survival of a soul. So it shouldn’t be shocking that this conflict arises. EP has some great ideas to its credit, but none of which the Christian church was willing to adopt. The Church did however adopt many pagan philosophical ideas into its metap…

There are certainly peripheral philosophical aspects weaved into Christian theology by later theologians and commentators. Primarily Platonic and Stoic. But these ideas are not the basis of Christian thought. They may enhance certain aspects of the theology, but not the overall narrative of the Gospel. Plato and Zeno’s ideas have nothing to do with the miracles of Jesus healing the sick and resurrecting the dead. They have nothing to do with a Messiah in the lineage of David. They have nothing t…