Studies In The Philosophy Of Philo

Author : David T. Runia
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015029151423

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Exegesis and Philosophy by David T. Runia Pdf

Philo of Alexandria, the great 2nd-century AD Jewish philosopher and theologian, is a key figure in the history of thought. With him the Judaeo-Christian and the Greek traditions converge and meet for the first time, and he also stands at the beginning of the revival of Platonic thought known as Middle Platonism. In these articles David Runia has aimed, first, to provide a guide for research and a context for understanding the enormous mass of writings Philo has left. He has then sought to investigate further Philo's place in the history of Platonic thought and to trace aspects of his influence on the later development of Christian theology. His primary concern, however, is to examine the relationship between scriptural exegesis and philosophy in Philo's work. He argues that one cannot pursue Philo's thought without fully taking into account its exegetical context, and therefore that an understanding of how he undertakes to present this exegesis is of paramount importance.

Author : Elad Filler
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527528796

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Studies in the Philosophy of Philo by Elad Filler Pdf

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.

Author : Harry Austryn Wolfson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:654147052

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Philo : foundations of religious philosophy in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 2 by Harry Austryn Wolfson Pdf

Author : Harry Austryn Wolfson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Religion
ISBN : UCAL:B4354903

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From Philo to Spinoza by Harry Austryn Wolfson Pdf

Author : Francesca Alesse
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004167483

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Philo of Alexandria and Post-Aristotelian Philosophy by Francesca Alesse Pdf

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.

Author : Dorothy Sly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1930675984

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Philo's Perception of Women by Dorothy Sly Pdf

Philo was a Greek-educated but observant Jew who lived during the time of Jesus and Paul. According to the author, Philo's writings synthesized earlier Greek and Jewish perceptions of women. Although Philo accepts the female as good because created by God, Sly argues that Philo nevertheless saw women as necessarily subservient and under the control of men. Thus his writings express some of the earliest sources for repressive attitudes towards women, and suggest that similar attitudes exhibited by the church fathers may be traced through Philo to earlier traditions.

Author : Torrey Seland
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802870698

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Reading Philo by Torrey Seland Pdf

A contemporary of both Jesus and the apostle Paul, Philo was a prolific Jewish theologian, philosopher, and politician -- a fascinating, somewhat enigmatic figure -- who lived his entire life in Alexandria, Egypt. His many books are important sources for our understanding of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and the philosophical currents of that time. Reading Philo is an excellent introductory guide to Philo s work and significance. The contributors -- all well-known experts on Philo of Alexandria -- discuss Philo in context, offer methodological considerations (how best to study Philo), and explore Philo s ongoing relevance and value (why reading him is important). This practical volume will be an indispensable resource for anyone delving into Philo and his world.

Author : Mireille Hadas-Lebel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004232372

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Philo of Alexandria by Mireille Hadas-Lebel Pdf

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.

Author : Francesca Calabi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0391041894

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Italian Studies on Philo of Alexandria by Francesca Calabi Pdf

The essays collected in Italian Studies on Philo of Alexandria give an overview of current Italian research on Philo of Alexandria. The articles approach the subject from various perspectives: historical, linguistic, philological, and philosophical.

Author : Maren Niehoff
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300175233

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Philo of Alexandria by Maren Niehoff Pdf

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

Author : Charles Duke Philo
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 1920 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781619701168

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The Works of Philo by Charles Duke Philo Pdf

An affordable edition of Philo! A contemporary of Jesus and Paul, Philo wrote extensively on the Hebrew Scriptures and other Jewish topics, but few have read his work because all available sets were pricey. This edition features modern type, passages keyed to the Loeb referencing system, and several newly translated sections not found in other editions.

Author : Erkki Koskenniemi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004391925

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Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus by Erkki Koskenniemi Pdf

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.

Author : Francesca Calabi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004162709

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God's Acting, Man's Acting by Francesca Calabi Pdf

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.

Author : Peder Borgen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004452787

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Illuminations by Philo of Alexandria: Selected Studies on Interpretation in Philo, Paul and the Revelation of John by Peder Borgen Pdf

This volume contains a collection of 17 essays on Philo, written by prof. em. Peder Borgen between 1987 and 2018.

Author : John W. Martens
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0391041908

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One God, One Law by John W. Martens Pdf

The influence of Greco-Roman philosophy on Philo of Alexandria's view of the Mosaic law is clear. This book explains how Philo integrated Greco-Roman conceptions of law, such as Unwritten Law, the Law of Nature, and the "Living Law," into his understanding of the divine origin of the Mosaic law of the Jews.