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Reading Philo : a handbook to Philo of Alexandria / edited by Torrey Seland. - 1 online resource (xvi, 345 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-322) and indexes.

Introduction and motivation. Philo of Alexandria: an introduction / Torrey Seland -- Philo of Alexandria in context. Philo as a Jew / Karl-Gustav Sandelin -- Philo as a citizen: Homo politicus / Torrey Seland -- Philo--an interpreter of the laws of Moses / Peder Borgen -- Philo and classical education / Erkki Koskenniemi -- "The Jewish philosophy": reading Moses via Hellenistic philosophy according to Philo / Gregory E. Sterling -- Why and how to study Philo. Why study Philo? How? / Torrey Seland -- Philo's Exposition of the Law and social history: methodological considerations / Adele Reinhartz -- Philo's relevance for the study of Jews and Judaism in antiquity / Ellen Birnbaum -- Philo's relevance for the study of the New Testament / Per Jarle Bekken -- Philo in the Patristic tradition: a list of direct references / David T. Runia.

ISBN: 9781467442268 1467442267

Subjects--Personal Names:
Philo, of Alexandria.
Philo, of Alexandria.
Philo Alexandrinus, v25/10-40/50.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
PHILOSOPHY / Eastern

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: B689.Z7 / R43 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 181/.06