God's acting, man's acting : tradition and philosophy in Philo of Alexandria / / by Francesca Calabi.
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 contem...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; v. 4 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Philo of Alexandria ;
v. 4. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / F. Calabi
- Chapter One. Plato And The Bible. Ontology And Theology In Philo / F. Calabi
- Chapter Two. Simplicity And Absence Of Qualities In God / F. Calabi
- Chapter Three. Unknowability Of God / F. Calabi
- Appendix One. The Dazzling Light: A Metaphor On The Unknowability Of God / F. Calabi
- Chapter Four. The Powers Of God. Seraphim, Cherubim And Powers In Philo Of Alexandria / F. Calabi
- Chapter Five. Roles And Figures Of Mediation / F. Calabi
- Chapter Six. The Snake And The Horseman Pleasure And Sophrosyne In Philo Of Alexandria / F. Calabi
- Chapter Seven. Happiness And Contemplation. The Contemplative Life / F. Calabi
- Conclusion / F. Calabi
- Appendix Two. Philo Of Alexandria And Ecphantus’ Peri Basileias / F. Calabi
- Appendix Three. Galen And Moses / F. Calabi
- Bibliography / F. Calabi
- Index Of Ancient Authors And Texts / F. Calabi
- Index Of Modern Authors / F. Calabi.