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Philo of Alexandria's exposition on the Tenth Commandment / by Hans Svebakken.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philo, of Alexandria
- Series:
- Brown Judaic studies. Studia Philonica monographs ; no. 6.
- Studia Philonica monographs ; no. 6
- Standardized Title:
- De Decalogo. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ten commandments--Covetousness--Early works to 1800.
- Ten commandments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In his comprehensive exposition of the Tenth Commandment ("Spec." 4.79 131), Philo considers the prohibition You shall not desire: what sort of desire it prohibits (and why) and how the Mosaic dietary laws collectively enforce that prohibition. This volume offers the first complete study of Philo s exposition, beginning with an overview of its content, context, and place in previous research. In-depth studies of Philo s concept of desire and his concept of self-control provide background and demonstrate Philo s fundamental agreement with contemporary Middle-Platonic moral psychology, especially in his theory of emotion ("pathos"). A new translation of the exposition, with commentary, offers a definitive explanation of Philo s view of the Tenth Commandment, including precisely the sort of excessive desire it targets and how the dietary laws work as practical exercises for training the soul in self-control."
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. Philo on Desire
- Chapter Three. Philo on Self-Control and Practice
- Chapter Four. Philo's Exposition of the Tenth Commandment: Translation and Commentary
- Chapter Five. Summary and Lines of Further Research
- Bibliography
- Indices.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-209) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-31695-6
- 1-58983-619-7
- OCLC:
- 842854660
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