Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /

Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora / / by Mireille Hadas-Lebel ; translated by Robyn Fréchet.

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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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Hadas-Lebel, Mireille.
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Fréchet, Robyn.
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Studies in Philo of Alexandria 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (258 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • I Alexandria “on the Edge” of Egypt
  • II Being Jewish in Alexandria in Philo’s Day
  • III Philo’s Cultural World
  • IV Amid Political Turmoil
  • V Judaism According to Philo: Practice and Ethics
  • VI The Biblical Commentary
  • VII Philo and Philosophy
  • VIII Philo’s Doctrine
  • IX Philo, ‘Father of the Church Honoris Causa’
  • Requiem
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Ancient Authors and Texts
  • Index of Philonic Passages.

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