One God, one law : Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman law / / by John W. Martens.
A study of the influence of Hellenism and Greco-Roman philosophy on Philo of Alexandria's view of the Mosaic law. In particular, it examines how Philo integrated Greco-Roman conceptions of law, such as Unwritten Law, into his understanding of the Mosaic law of the Jews and the Patriarch's...
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| Superior document: | Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science.
Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean antiquity ; v. 2. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: "Higher" Law and the Superfluity of the Law in Greek Thought: Unwritten Law; Chapter Two: "Higher" Law: The Law of Nature; Chapter Three: "Higher" Law: The Living Law; Chapter Four: Philo and φυσ́ις; Chapter Five: Philo and the Law; Chapter Six: The Unity of the Law; Chapter Seven: Thesmos in Philo of Alexandria; Excursus: Thesmos Philo and the Stoics on the καθηκ́οντα and the κατορθωμ́ατα; Chapter Eight: Conclusions; Appendix 1: The Date of the Pythagorean Kingship Tractates; Appendix 2: Philo and the Oral Law
- BibliographyIndex of Modern Authors; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Subjects