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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadas-Lebel, Mireille.

Contributor:

Fréchet, Robyn.

Series:

Studies in Philo of Alexandria 7.

Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 7

Standardized Title:

Philon d'Alexandrie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism and philosophy.

Hellenism.

Alexandria (Egypt)--Civilization.

Alexandria (Egypt).

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 philosopher, but he was also intensely practical in his defence of the Jewish faith and law in general, and that of Alexandria’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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-55097-0

9786613863423

90-04-23237-0

OCLC:

809775214

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004232372 DOI