God's acting, man's acting : tradition and philosophy in Philo of Alexandria /
The topic tackled in this book is Philo's account of the complex, double-sided nature of God's acting - the two-sided coin of God as transcendent yet immanent, unknowable yet revealed, immobile yet creating - and also the two sides of acting in humans - who, in an attempt to imitate God, b...
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Language: English
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Leiden : Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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Studies in Philo of Alexandria
4.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004222717.
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Call Number: B689.Z7 C26 2008
| Summary: | The topic tackled in this book is Philo's account of the complex, double-sided nature of God's acting - the two-sided coin of God as transcendent yet immanent, unknowable yet revealed, immobile yet creating - and also the two sides of acting in humans - who, in an attempt to imitate God, both contemplate and produce. In both contexts, divine and human, Philo considers that it would not be proper to give precedence to either side - the result would be barren. God's acting and man's acting are at the same time both speculative and practical, and it is precisely out of this co-presence that the order of the world unfolds. Philo considers this two-sided condition as a source of complexity and fertility. Francesca Calabi argues that, far from being an irresolvable contradiction, Philo's two-fold vision is the key to understanding his works. It constitutes a richness that rejects reduction to apparently incompatible forms and aspects. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047431602 |
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