Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /

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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 p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hadas-Lebel, Mireille
Otros Autores: Fréchet, Robyn (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, 2012.
Colección:Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 7.
Temas:
Philo, > of Alexandria.
Philo, > of Alexandria
Judaism and philosophy.
Hellenism.
Judaïsme et philosophie.
Hellénisme.
PHILOSOPHY > Eastern.
Civilization
Hellenism
Judaism and philosophy
Alexandria (Egypt) > Civilization.
Egypt > Alexandria
Biografieën (vorm)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: I. Alexandria "on the Edge" of Egypt
  • Alexandria Yesterday, Alexandria Today
  • City of Alexander
  • Founder of Great Eminence
  • New Brand of Urbanism
  • Lighthouse and the Ports
  • At the Heart of Hellenistic Civilisation
  • Museum
  • Library
  • Gymnasium
  • Places of Entertainment
  • Population and Districts of Alexandria
  • Alexandrian Syncretism
  • Greek Temples
  • Isis and Sarapis
  • Syncretism of the Necropolis
  • From Royal Cult to Imperial Cult
  • How Egypt Became Roman
  • II. Being Jewish in Alexandria in Philo's Day
  • Distinguished Family
  • Between "Metropolis" and "Fatherland": The Diaspora
  • "If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem"
  • Between Greeks and Egyptians
  • Proselytes and Renegades
  • Fragile Minority
  • III. Philo's Cultural World
  • Hellenised Jews
  • Philo's Education
  • Greek or Hebrew?
  • Septuagint Translation
  • Philo and the Miracle of the Greek Bible
  • Jew and Greek: "The Judaeo-Hellenistic Symbiosis" and its Limits
  • IV. Amid Political Turmoil
  • Early Warning Signals
  • When the Mob Seizes Power
  • Confronting the Tyrant
  • V. Judaism According to Philo: Practice and Ethics
  • Exterior Criteria for the Jewish Identity
  • Circumcision
  • Dietary Laws
  • Sabbath
  • Passover in Egypt
  • Two Other Feasts of Pilgrimage
  • Great Fast
  • Universalist Interpretation
  • VI. Biblical Commentary
  • Philo's Treatises and the Bible
  • On the Necessity of Exegesis
  • Bible of Philo
  • Questions and Answers
  • Creation of the World
  • Man, Woman and the Serpent
  • Problem of Evil: Cain and Abel
  • Models in Humanity
  • First Triad and Noah
  • Second Triad and Abraham
  • From Joseph to Moses: The Ideal Leader
  • Decalogue and the Laws of Moses
  • Exegetical Invention of Philo
  • Variety of Ways
  • "God is not Like Man"
  • Are there Myths in the Bible?
  • Philo and the Midrash
  • VII. 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?
  • "True" Philosophy
  • VIII. Philo's Doctrine
  • God, Logos and Powers
  • Law of Nature, Law of Moses
  • "Migration" and Spiritual Progress
  • Political Theory: In Praise of Democracy
  • Destiny of the Soul
  • Sojourner on Earth
  • IX. Philo, ̀Father of the Church Honoris Causa'
  • Philo and the Beginnings of Christianity
  • 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.

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