Philo S Portrayal Of Moses In The Context Of Ancient Judaism

Author : Louis H. Feldman
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780268159528

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Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism by Louis H. Feldman Pdf

Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism presents the most comprehensive study of Philo's De Vita Mosis that exists in any language. Feldman, well known for his work on Josephus and ancient Judaism, here paves new ground using rabbinic material with philological precision to illuminate important parallels and differences between Philo's writing on Moses and rabbinic literature. One way in which Hellenistic culture marginalized Judaism was by exposing the apparent defects in Moses' life and character. Philo's De Vita Mosis is a counterattack to these charges and is a vital piece of his attempt to reconcile Judaism and Hellenism. Feldman rigorously examines the text and shows how Philo presents a narrative of Moses's life similar to that of a mythical divine and heroic figure, glorifying his birth, education, and virtues. Feldman demonstrates that Philo is careful to explain in a scientific way those portions of the Bible, particularly miracles, that appear incredible to his skeptical Hellenistic readers. Through Feldman's careful analysis, Moses emerges as unique among ancient lawgivers. Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism mirrors the organization of Philo's biography of Moses, which is in two books, the first, in the style of Plutarch, proceeding chronologically, and the second, in the style of Suetonius, arranged topically. Following an introductory chapter, Feldman's study discusses the life of Moses chronologically in the second chapter and examines his virtues topically in the third. Feldman compares the particular features of Philo's portrait of Moses with the way in which Moses is viewed both by Jewish sources in antiquity (including Pseudo-Philo; Josephus; Graeco-Jewish historians, poets, and philosophers; and in the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Samaritan tradition, Dead Sea Scrolls, and rabbinic tradition) and by non-Jewish sources, notably the Greek and Roman writers who mention him.

Author : René Bloch
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004521896

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Ancient Jewish Diaspora by René Bloch Pdf

The fifteen papers collected in this volume all tackle the complex cultures of Jewish Hellenism. The book covers a wide range of topics, divided into four clusters: Moses and Exodus, Places and Ruins, Theatre and Myth, Antisemitism and Reception.

Author : Daniel B. Glover
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161618888

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Patterns of Deification in the Acts of the Apostles by Daniel B. Glover Pdf

Author : David T. Runia
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004499119

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Philo of Alexandria: an Annotated Bibliography 2007-2016 by David T. Runia Pdf

This volume, prepared in collaboration with the International Philo Bibliography Project, is the fourth in a series of annotated bibliographies on the Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria. It contains an annotated listing of all scholarly writings on Philo for the period 2007 to 2016.

Author : David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781628370195

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Studia Philonica Annual XXVI, 2014 by David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling Pdf

The best current research on Philo and Hellenistic Judaism The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria (circa 15 BCE to circa 50 CE). Features: Articles on aspects of Hellenistic Judaism written by experts in the field Bibliography Book reviews

Author : Thomas E. Levy,Thomas Schneider,William H.C. Propp
Publisher : Springer
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319047683

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Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective by Thomas E. Levy,Thomas Schneider,William H.C. Propp Pdf

The Bible's grand narrative about Israel's Exodus from Egypt is central to Biblical religion, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim identity and the formation of the academic disciplines studying the ancient Near East. It has also been a pervasive theme in artistic and popular imagination. Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective is a pioneering work surveying this tradition in unprecedented breadth, combining archaeological discovery, quantitative methodology and close literary reading. Archaeologists, Egyptologists, Biblical Scholars, Computer Scientists, Geoscientists and other experts contribute their diverse approaches in a novel, transdisciplinary consideration of ancient topography, Egyptian and Near Eastern parallels to the Exodus story, the historicity of the Exodus, the interface of the Exodus question with archaeological fieldwork on emergent Israel, the formation of biblical literature, and the cultural memory of the Exodus in ancient Israel and beyond. This edited volume contains research presented at the groundbreaking symposium "Out of Egypt: Israel’s Exodus Between Text and Memory, History and Imagination" held in 2013 at the Qualcomm Institute of the University of California, San Diego. The combination of 44 contributions by an international group of scholars from diverse disciplines makes this the first such transdisciplinary study of ancient text and history. In the original conference and with this new volume, revolutionary media, such as a 3D immersive virtual reality environment, impart innovative, Exodus-based research to a wider audience. Out of archaeology, ancient texts, science and technology emerge an up-to-date picture of the Exodus for the 21st Century and a new standard for collaborative research.

Author : Michael Leo Samuel
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781506902654

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Rediscovering Philo of Alexandria by Michael Leo Samuel Pdf

Philo of Alexandria (20 BCE.--50 CE.) stood at the crossroads of ancient history. Philo was the first pioneer to integrate Judaic thought with the Stoic, Platonic, and Pythagorean philosophical traditions. This Alexandrian Jewish philosopher assembled the very first philosophical, ethical, psychological, exegetical, and theological commentary on the Torah. As his community’s most prestigious Jewish leader, he defended Alexandrian Jews from the attacks of anti-Semites, and met with the capricious Roman Emperor Caligula, calling upon him to respect the ethical monotheistic beliefs of the Jewish people. As with Josephus, Philo bears witness to the world’s first protomodern and intellectual Jewish community of Alexandria, the cultural center of Late Antiquity. Reclaiming Philo as a Jewish exegete puts him in company with other great luminaries of Jewish history. Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel has meticulously culled from all of Philo’s exegetical remarks, arranging them according to the biblical verses. He provides extensive parallels from the corpus of rabbinical literature, Greek philosophy, and Christian theology in presenting how Philo impacted the great minds of Late Antiquity and beyond. Keywords: Torah Commentary, Jewish Philosophy, Ancient Jewish Thought, 1st Century Judaism, Hellenism and Judaism, Alexandria, Philo of Alexandria, Rabbi, Samuel

Author : David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781628374476

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The Studia Philonica Annual XXXIV, 2022 by David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling Pdf

The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria (circa 15 BCE to circa 50 CE).

Author : David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884145523

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The Studia Philonica Annual XXXIII, 2021 by David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling Pdf

Studies on Philo and Hellenistic Judaism from experts in the field The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria (circa 15 BCE to circa 50 CE). Volume 33 includes a special section on the history of editions of Philo, five general articles on Philo’s work, an annotated bibliography, and thirteen book reviews.

Author : Tyler Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004396043

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The Fourth Gospel and the Manufacture of Minds in Ancient Historiography, Biography, Romance, and Drama by Tyler Smith Pdf

In The Fourth Gospel and the Manufacture of Minds, Tyler Smith offers an account of how conventions for representing minds in ancient historiography, biography, romance, and drama illuminate the cognitive dimension of the Fourth Gospel.

Author : David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884141822

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The Studia Philonica Annual XXVIII, 2016 by David T. Runia,Gregory E. Sterling Pdf

Celebrate the contributions of David T. Runia The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria. More than fifteen scholars from around the world offer contributions to this special edition of the Annual in honor of Professor David T. Runia on the occasion of his 65th birthday and retirement from his post as Master of Queens College, University of Melbourne. Professor Runia is internationally recognized as one of the world's foremost experts on Philo of Alexandria. As founder of The Studia Philonica Annual, he has been editor or coeditor for twenty-seven years. He initiated a Philo Bibliography project prior to the Annual and incorporated the bibliography into the Annual from the outset. It serves as the primary bibliography for Philonic studies worldwide.

Author : Michael Kibbe
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110422597

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Godly Fear or Ungodly Failure? by Michael Kibbe Pdf

A cursory glance at Hebrews' critique of Israel's fear at Sinai in Heb 12:18-29 suggests that the author has misunderstood or manipulated his sources. In the Pentateuch, the appointment of Moses as Israel's mediator receives explicit approval (Exod 19:9; Deut 5:28), while Heb 12:25 labels their request for mediation a "refusal" to heed the word of God.This bookargues that Hebrews' use of the Sinai narratives resides on a complex trajectory established by four points: the Sinai covenant according to Exodus, the reenactment of that covenant according to Deuteronomy, the call for a NEW covenant according to Jeremiah, and the present reality of that covenant established by God and mediated by Jesus Christ. The basis for Hebrews' critique arises from its insight that while Israel's request established covenant-from-a-distance, Jesus demonstrates that true covenant mediation brings two parties into a single space. The purpose for Hebrews critique lies in its summons to Zion, the mountain on which Jesus sits at the right hand of God as the high priestly mediator of the new covenant.

Author : Andrew W. Pitts
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004406544

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History, Biography, and the Genre of Luke-Acts by Andrew W. Pitts Pdf

Most studies of the genre of Luke-Acts underestimate the role of literary divergence in genre analysis. This monograph will show how attention to literary divergence may bring resolution to the increasingly complex discussions of the genre(s) of Luke-Acts.

Author : Julien Smith
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161509749

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Christ the Ideal King by Julien Smith Pdf

A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.

Author : Arthur P. Urbano
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813221625

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The Philosophical Life by Arthur P. Urbano Pdf

Ancient biographies were more than accounts of the deeds of past heroes and guides for moral living. They were also arenas for debating pressing philosophical questions and establishing intellectual credentials, as Arthur P. Urbano argues in this study of biographies composed in Late Antiquity