Philo of Alexandria [electronic resource] : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora / by Mireille Hadas-Lebel ; translated by Robyn Fréchet.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Modern (1453- ) Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria: 7.Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 241 p.) : mapsISBN: 9004209484 (hardback : alk. paper); 9004232370 (e-book); 9789004209480 (hardback : alk. paper); 9789004232372 (e-book); 9789004232372 (electronic book)Uniform titles: Philon d'Alexandrie. English Subject(s): Philo, of Alexandria | Hellenism | Judaism and philosophy | Alexandria (Egypt) -- CivilizationDDC classification: 296.09 LOC classification: B689.Z7 | H3413 2012Online resources: Click here to access online 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and indexes.
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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.