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u/buggy-cyborg · 2 pointsr/Stoicism

This isn't a direct answer to your question but it is related. I haven't done much research on this myself, but there's a group of academics out there who argue that Stoicism as opposed to Platonism had a much larger influence on Christianity. Especially so regarding the Apostle Paul. At one point someone even forged a correspondence between Seneca and Paul. Check out section 6.5 of the SEP article on Stoicism.

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u/kpatrickwv · 2 pointsr/Stoicism

While primary sources often did not survive, there are some secondary sources which did. Many of them are critiques, which is also helpful for the student.

Additionally, Stoicism influenced early Christian thought significantly (the Christians in Rome first wanted to be recognized as a philosophical school), so we can see the effects of that in some of those authors.

As far as modern authors and exegetical writings go, John Sellers, AA Long, Cambridge Companion, etc. are all good resources. I heartily suggest the courses at New Stoa for a good "little-a" academic grounding in the school.