On the creation of the cosmos according to Moses / Philo of Alexandria ; introduction, translation and commentary by David T. Runia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philo, of Alexandria

Contributor:

Runia, David T.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; v. 1.

Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; v. 1

Standardized Title:

De opificio mundi. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Creation--Early works to 1800.

Creation.

Biblical cosmology--Early works to 1800.

Biblical cosmology.

Cosmology--Early works to 1800.

Cosmology.

Philosophy of nature--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy of nature.

Physical Description:

xviii, 443 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2001.

Summary:

This study is the first volume in the new Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series. It contains a new English translation of Philo's famous treatise On the creation of the cosmos (the first for seventy years), and the first ever commentary in English.

In this work the Jewish exegete and philosopher gives a selective exegesis of the Mosaic creation account and the events in Paradise as recorded in Genesis 1-3. It is the first preserved example of Hexaemeral literature, and had a profound influence on early Christian thought.

The commentary aims to make Philo's thought accessible to readers such as graduate students who are just beginning to read him, but also contains much material that will be of interest to specialists in Hellenistic Judaism, ancient philosophy and patristic literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [404]-423) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9004121692

OCLC:

48959321