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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Main Author: Calabi, Francesca, 1948-

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Language: English

Published: Leiden : Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: 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

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and indexes. 
505 0 0 |t Preliminary Material /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter One. Plato And The Bible. Ontology And Theology In Philo /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Two. Simplicity And Absence Of Qualities In God /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Three. Unknowability Of God /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Appendix One. The Dazzling Light: A Metaphor On The Unknowability Of God /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Four. The Powers Of God. Seraphim, Cherubim And Powers In Philo Of Alexandria /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Five. Roles And Figures Of Mediation /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Six. The Snake And The Horseman Pleasure And Sophrosyne In Philo Of Alexandria /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Chapter Seven. Happiness And Contemplation. The Contemplative Life /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Conclusion /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Appendix Two. Philo Of Alexandria And Ecphantus' Peri Basileias /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Appendix Three. Galen And Moses /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Bibliography /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Index Of Ancient Authors And Texts /  |r F. Calabi --   |t Index Of Modern Authors /  |r F. Calabi. 
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520 |a 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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