Author: Elad Filler
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527528790
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Why does Philo of Alexandria seem to avoid the open use of dialectic, which was regarded in the ancient world – together with physics and ethics – as one of the three main divisions of philosophy? Has this got anything to do with the tension between proper logic and the sophistic practices of his age? Does Philo’s interpretation of Abraham’s migration from Ur of the Chaldees include a hidden political message? Why, according to Philo, did Jacob mourn the manner of Joseph’s death more than his death itself? These and other questions of the same kind are discussed in the present collection of essays, investigating Philo’s philosophical, historical and cultural background, as well as his relations to Judaism and Christianity. This book attempts to improve our understanding of some of the complexities of Philo’s thought by raising new questions, exploring the ideological aspects of Philo’s approach to Scripture, and attempting to understand the nature of Philo “the Platonist’s” attitude to various issues raised in Plato’s dialogues.
Studies in the Philosophy of Philo
Author: Elad Filler
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527528790
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Why does Philo of Alexandria seem to avoid the open use of dialectic, which was regarded in the ancient world – together with physics and ethics – as one of the three main divisions of philosophy? Has this got anything to do with the tension between proper logic and the sophistic practices of his age? Does Philo’s interpretation of Abraham’s migration from Ur of the Chaldees include a hidden political message? Why, according to Philo, did Jacob mourn the manner of Joseph’s death more than his death itself? These and other questions of the same kind are discussed in the present collection of essays, investigating Philo’s philosophical, historical and cultural background, as well as his relations to Judaism and Christianity. This book attempts to improve our understanding of some of the complexities of Philo’s thought by raising new questions, exploring the ideological aspects of Philo’s approach to Scripture, and attempting to understand the nature of Philo “the Platonist’s” attitude to various issues raised in Plato’s dialogues.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527528790
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Why does Philo of Alexandria seem to avoid the open use of dialectic, which was regarded in the ancient world – together with physics and ethics – as one of the three main divisions of philosophy? Has this got anything to do with the tension between proper logic and the sophistic practices of his age? Does Philo’s interpretation of Abraham’s migration from Ur of the Chaldees include a hidden political message? Why, according to Philo, did Jacob mourn the manner of Joseph’s death more than his death itself? These and other questions of the same kind are discussed in the present collection of essays, investigating Philo’s philosophical, historical and cultural background, as well as his relations to Judaism and Christianity. This book attempts to improve our understanding of some of the complexities of Philo’s thought by raising new questions, exploring the ideological aspects of Philo’s approach to Scripture, and attempting to understand the nature of Philo “the Platonist’s” attitude to various issues raised in Plato’s dialogues.
Philo : foundations of religious philosophy in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 2
Author: Harry Austryn Wolfson
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Languages : en
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Philo of Alexandria
Author: Mireille Hadas-Lebel
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004232370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
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.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004232370
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
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.
Philo of Alexandria and Post-Aristotelian Philosophy
Author: Francesca Alesse
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900416748X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An inquiry drawing on the presence of Hellenistic philosophy in Philo provides a better knowledge of the diffusion of Hellenistic philosophy since the late Republican age, as well as the relationship between Philoa (TM)s reception and other doxohraphical tradition.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900416748X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
An inquiry drawing on the presence of Hellenistic philosophy in Philo provides a better knowledge of the diffusion of Hellenistic philosophy since the late Republican age, as well as the relationship between Philoa (TM)s reception and other doxohraphical tradition.
Philo of Alexandria
Author: Maren Niehoff
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030017523X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030017523X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome
Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus
Author: Erkki Koskenniemi
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004391924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
In Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus Erkki Koskenniemi investigates how two Jewish writers, Philo and Josephus, quoted, mentioned and referred to Greek writers and philosophers. He asks what this tells us about their Greek education, their contacts with Classical culture in general, and about the societies in which Philo and Josephus lived. Although Philo in Alexandria and Josephus in Jerusalem both had the possibility to acquire a thorough knowledge of Greek language and culture, they show very different attitudes. Philo, who was probably admitted to the gymnasium, often and enthusiastically refers to Greek poets and philosophers. Josephus on the other hand rarely quotes from their works, giving evidence of a more traditionalistic tendencies among Jewish nobility in Jerusalem.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004391924
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
In Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus Erkki Koskenniemi investigates how two Jewish writers, Philo and Josephus, quoted, mentioned and referred to Greek writers and philosophers. He asks what this tells us about their Greek education, their contacts with Classical culture in general, and about the societies in which Philo and Josephus lived. Although Philo in Alexandria and Josephus in Jerusalem both had the possibility to acquire a thorough knowledge of Greek language and culture, they show very different attitudes. Philo, who was probably admitted to the gymnasium, often and enthusiastically refers to Greek poets and philosophers. Josephus on the other hand rarely quotes from their works, giving evidence of a more traditionalistic tendencies among Jewish nobility in Jerusalem.
Philo, V5
Author: F. H. Colson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258638139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258638139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Illuminations by Philo of Alexandria: Selected Studies on Interpretation in Philo, Paul and the Revelation of John
Author: Peder Borgen
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004452788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
This volume contains a collection of 17 essays on Philo, written by prof. em. Peder Borgen between 1987 and 2018.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004452788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
This volume contains a collection of 17 essays on Philo, written by prof. em. Peder Borgen between 1987 and 2018.
The Cambridge Companion to Philo
Author: Adam Kamesar
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521860903
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Philo presents an accessible account of Philo of Alexandria and his works, which constitute an essential source for the study of the Judaism of the turn of the eras, the rise of Christianity, and the history of Greek philosophy. The volume surveys key areas of Philonic studies and gives readers a sense of the current state of scholarship.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521860903
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Philo presents an accessible account of Philo of Alexandria and his works, which constitute an essential source for the study of the Judaism of the turn of the eras, the rise of Christianity, and the history of Greek philosophy. The volume surveys key areas of Philonic studies and gives readers a sense of the current state of scholarship.
Philo's Heirs
Author: Luis Cortest
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781618116307
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The marriage of Athens and Jerusalem: Philo of Alexandria -- Christian philosophy after Philo -- The rabbi and the friar at a glance -- The divine attributes -- In the beginning -- Divine providence -- Natural law -- Prophecy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781618116307
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The marriage of Athens and Jerusalem: Philo of Alexandria -- Christian philosophy after Philo -- The rabbi and the friar at a glance -- The divine attributes -- In the beginning -- Divine providence -- Natural law -- Prophecy