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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Studies in Philo of Alexandria
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Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2008, ISBN: 9789004222717.
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245 | 1 | 0 | |a God's acting, man's acting : |b tradition and philosophy in Philo of Alexandria / |c by Francesca Calabi. |
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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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