Luke Timothy Johnson of the Candler School of Theology gives a talk entitled “Jesus among the Philosophers: Ancient Conceptions of Happiness” (Jan. 30, 2013).
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I like this, except that it presupposes a clear translation of μακάριος as “happy.” In reality, I don’t think it’s as clear that this is the case.
Also, on a related note and by a strange coincidence, a friend of mine just shared this video from Slavoj Žižek on the illusion of happiness:
Agreed, “happiness” may be a slightly simplistic translation, but I think happiness is part of the concept provided to us by μακάριος. Then again, I guess we need to define the English word “happiness!”
Enjoyed the Zizek video! He is intense.