Philo's scriptures : citations from the Prophets and Writings : evidence for a Haftarah cycle in Second Temple Judaism / / by Naomi Cohen.

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism,
• Author: Cohen, Naomi G.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

It is indeed remarkable that although Philo has quoted extensively from the Pentateuch, his works contain no more than forty-six references to the Prophets and Writings. The author provides a convincing explanation for every one of these citations. It corroborates the thesis that Philo availed himself of lexicographic aids and midrashic material, and further, that even when the language of their composition was Hebrew/Aramaic, that he used them in Greek translation. It identifies a circle engaged in esoteric philosophic allegorization of Scriptures, with which Philo associated, and it finds that the specific quotations from the Prophets point to the existence, already in the 1st century CE, of a traditional Haftarah Cycle . The book fills a long felt lacuna.

Table of Contents

The man Philo as a product of his time -- How Philo quotes the Pentateuch -- A traditional Haftarah cycle -- Citations from the Latter Prophets -- Citations from the Former Prophets and Chronicles -- Citations from the book of Psalms -- Citations from the books of Proverbs and Job -- The allegorical circle of Moses.