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Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora / by Mireille Hadas-Lebel ; translated by Robyn Frechet.
Van Pelt Library B689.Z7 H3413 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hadas-Lebel, Mireille.
- Series:
- Studies in Philo of Alexandria
- Standardized Title:
- Philon d'Alexandrie. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philo, of Alexandria.
- Philo.
- Alexandria (Egypt)--Civilization.
- Alexandria (Egypt).
- Judaism and philosophy.
- Hellenism.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Summary:
- Pliilo (20BGE? -45GE?) 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 philosopher, but he was also intensely practical in his defence of the Jewish faith and low in general, and that of Alkexandria's embattled Jewish community in particular. A famous example was his leadership of a perilous mission to plead the community's cause to Emperor Caligula. This monograph provides a guide to Philo's life, his thought and his action, as well as his continuing influence on theological and philosophical thought. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- I Alexandria "on the Edge" of Egypt 1
- Alexandria Yesterday, Alexandria Today 1
- The City of Alexander 4
- A Founder of Great Eminence 4
- A New Brand of Urbanism 6
- The Lighthouse and the Ports 8
- At the Heart of Hellenistic Civilisation 11
- The Museum 11
- The Library 13
- The Gymnasium 15
- Places of Entertainment 15?
- Population and Districts of Alexandria 16
- Alexandrian Syncretism 17
- The Greek Temples 17
- Isis and Sarapis 17
- The Syncretism of the Necropolis 19
- From Royal Cult to Imperial Cult 20
- How Egypt Became Roman 21
- II Being Jewish in Alexandria in Philo's Day 27
- A Distinguished Family 27
- Between "Metropolis" and "Fatherland": The Diaspora 31
- "If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem" 35
- Between Greeks and Egyptians 40
- Proselytes and Renegades 45
- A Fragile Minority 48
- III Philo's Cultural World 53
- Hellenised Jews 53
- Philo's Education 54
- Greek or Hebrew? 58
- The Septuagint Translation 59
- Philo and the Miracle of the Greek Bible 63
- Jew and Greek: "The Judaeo-Hellenistic Symbiosis" and its Limits 66
- IV Amid Political Turmoil 69
- Early Warning Signals 70
- When the Mob Seizes Power 71
- Confronting the Tyrant 78
- V Judaism According to Philo: Practice and Ethics 91
- Exterior Criteria for the Jewish Identity 92
- Circumcision 95
- The Dietary Laws 97
- The Sabbath 99
- Passover in Egypt 104
- The Two Other Feasts of Pilgrimage 107
- The Great Fast 109
- The Universalist Interpretation 112
- VI The Biblical Commentary 117
- Philo's Treatises and the Bible 117
- On the Necessity of Exegesis 122
- The Bible of Philo 124
- Questions and Answers 127
- The Creation of the World 1 128
- Man, Woman and the Serpent 131
- The Problem of Evil: Cain and Abel 132
- The Models in Humanity 133
- The First Triad and Noah 133
- The Second Triad and Abraham 135
- From Joseph to Moses: The Ideal Leader 139
- The Decalogue and the Laws of Moses 145
- The Exegetical Invention of Philo 149
- The Variety of Ways 149
- "God is not Like Man" 151
- Are there Myths in the Bible? 152
- Philo and the Midrash 154
- VII Philo and Philosophy 159
- Contemplation and Philosophy 159
- Philo and the Greek Philosophical Schools 161
- When Philo "Platonises" l64
- "Everything is Number" (Pythagoras) 165
- Philo, a Stoic? l69
- Barbarian Wisdoms: Essenes and Therapeutes 171
- Is Philo a Philosopher? 175
- The "True" Philosophy 177
- VIII Philo's Doctrine 181
- God, Logos and Powers 181
- Law of Nature, Law of Moses 188
- "Migration" and Spiritual Progress 190
- Political Theory: In Praise of Democracy 192
- The Destiny of the Soul 196
- The Sojourner on Earth 199
- IX Philo, 'Father of the Church Honoris Causa' 201
- Philo and the Beginnings of Christianity 201
- The Septuagint, an Inspired Text 204
- Philo and the Development of Christianity in Alexandria 206
- Philo in Caesarea 210
- Ambrose me "Latin Philo" 213
- Philo as a "Christian Source": From Translations to Printed Editions 214
- Philo Judaeus 218
- Conclusion: The Philonic Heritage 221.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004209480
- 9004209484
- OCLC:
- 794033719
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