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Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /
Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /
Mireille Hadas-Lebel shines a spotlight on the complex life and works of Philo, the illustrious Alexandrian Jewish philosopher, offering a fascinating insight into a seminal religious thinker at the crossroads of Judaism and Hellenism.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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| Colección: | Studies in Philo of Alexandria.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter One Alexandria "on the Edge" of Egypt; Alexandria Yesterday, Alexandria Today; The City of Alexander; A Founder of Great Eminence; A New Brand of Urbanism; The Lighthouse and the Ports; At the Heart of Hellenistic Civilisation; The Museum; The Library; The Gymnasium; Places of Entertainment; Population and Districts of Alexandria; Alexandrian Syncretism; The Greek Temples; Isis and Sarapis; The Syncretism of the Necropolis; From Royal Cult to Imperial Cult; How Egypt Became Roman; Chapter Two Being Jewish in Alexandria in Philo's Day.
- A Distinguished FamilyBetween "Metropolis" and "Fatherland": The Diaspora; "If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem"; Between Greeks and Egyptians; Proselytes and Renegades; A Fragile Minority; Chapter Three Philo's Cultural World; Hellenised Jews; Philo's Education; Greek or Hebrew?; The Septuagint Translation; Philo and the Miracle of the Greek Bible; Jew and Greek: "The Judaeo-Hellenistic Symbiosis" and its Limits; Chapter Four Amid Political Turmoil; Early Warning Signals; When the Mob Seizes Power; Confronting the Tyrant; Chapter Five Judaism According to Philo: Practice and Ethics.
- Exterior Criteria for the Jewish IdentityCircumcision; The Dietary Laws; The Sabbath; Passover in Egypt; The Two Other Feasts of Pilgrimage; The Great Fast; The Universalist Interpretation; Chapter Six The Biblical Commentary; Philo's Treatises and the Bible; On the Necessity of Exegesis; The Bible of Philo; Questions and Answers; The Creation of the World; Man, Woman and the Serpent; The Problem of Evil: Cain and Abel; The Models in Humanity; The First Triad and Noah; The Second Triad and Abraham; From Joseph to Moses: The Ideal Leader; The Decalogue and the Laws of Moses.
- The Exegetical Invention of PhiloThe Variety of Ways; "God is not like man"; Are there Myths in the Bible?; Philo and the Midrash; Chapter Seven Philo and Philosophy; Contemplation and Philosophy; Philo and the Greek Philosophical Schools; When Philo "Platonises"; "Everything is Number" (Pythagoras); Philo, A Stoic?; Barbarian Wisdoms: Essenes and Therapeutes; Is Philo A Philosopher?; The "True" Philosophy; Chapter Eight Philo's Doctrine; God, Logos and Powers; Law of Nature, Law of Moses; "Migration" and Spiritual Progress; Political Theory: In Praise Of Democracy; The Destiny of the Soul.
- The Sojourner on EarthChapter Nine Philo, 'Father of the Church Honoris Causa'; Philo and the Beginnings of Christianity; The Septuagint, an Inspired Text; Philo and the Development of Christianity in Alexandria; Philo in Caesarea; Ambrose, the "Latin Philo"; Philo as a "Christian Source": from Translations to Printed Editions; Philo Judaeus; Conclusion: The Philonic Heritage; Requiem; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Authors and Texts; Index of Philonic Passages.