One God, one law : Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman law / by John W. Martens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martens, John W., 1960-

Series:

Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science.

Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean antiquity ; v. 2.

Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts

Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean antiquity, 1543-995X ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish law--History.

Jewish law.

Law, Greek--Philosophy--History.

Law, Greek.

Roman law--Philosophy--History.

Roman law.

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill Academic Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 lives.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-199) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-46389-9

9786610463893

1-4237-1445-8

90-474-0008-9

OCLC:

191039216