Epicurean and St. Apostle Paul’s teaching: similarities and differences

The article introduces its reader to a number of textual parallels in the works of St. Paul the Apostle and of Epicurean philosophers. In this article, the author provides his analysis of the similarities and differences between the ethical teaching of St. Paul and of the Epicureans, based on the original texts of the Epistles of the St. Apostle and on the works of ancient thinkers. That is why this work provides brief historical information about the Epicurean tradition, followed by its main part - the analysis of the written heritage of St. Paul and of the Epicureans in the light of their ethical teaching. The topic under consideration is currently very relevant, since it has not been sufficiently developed either by Russian or foreign scholars. This is the reason for the novelty of the topic, since in various research materials, textbooks, etc., a comparison of the ethical teachings of St. Paul and of the representatives of Epicurean philosophy is made only in general terms, without analyzing the original texts of St. Apostle's Epistles and Epicurean works.