Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /
Philo (20BCE?-45CE?) is the most illustrious son of Alexandrian Jewry and the first major scholar to combine a deep Jewish learning with Greek philosophy. His unique allegorical exegesis of the Greek Bible was to have a profound influence on the early fathers of the Church. Philo was, above all, a p...
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Greek
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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Studies in Philo of Alexandria
7.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248649.
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Call Number: B689.Z7 H3413 2012
| Summary: | Philo (20BCE?-45CE?) is the most illustrious son of Alexandrian Jewry and the first major scholar to combine a deep Jewish learning with Greek philosophy. His unique allegorical exegesis of the Greek Bible was to have a profound influence on the early fathers of the Church. Philo was, above all, a philosopher, but he was also intensely practical in his defence of the Jewish faith and law in general, and that of Alexandria's embattled Jewish community in particular. A famous example was his leadership of a perilous mission to plead the community's cause to Emperor Caligula. This monograph provides a guide to Philo's life, his thought and his action, as well as his continuing influence on theological and philosophical thought. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004232372 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |