Format:
Online-Ressource ( 312 S. )
,
ill., music.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9789004243040
,
9789004243033
,
9004243038
Series Statement:
Philo of Alexandria commentary series v. 4
Uniform Title:
De agricultura 〈English〉
Content:
Preliminary Material /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Introduction /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Translation: Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Title of the Work /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Part One: Noah As Cultivator (§§1–123) /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Bibliography /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Indices /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.
Content:
The Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria has long been famous for his allegorical treatises on the Greek Bible. The present volume contains the first translation and commentary in English on his treatise De agricultura ( On cultivation ), which gives an elaborate allegorical interpretation of Genesis 9:20. Noah’s role as a cultivator is analysed in terms of the ethical and spiritual quest of the soul making progress towards its goal. The translation renders Philo’s baroque Greek into readable modern English. The commentary pays particular attention to the treatise’s structure, its biblical basis and its exegetical and philosophical contents. The volume will be valuable for the insights it gives into an unusual but highly influential method of biblical interpretation
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004243033
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Philo of Alexandria: On Cultivation: Introduction, Translation and Commentary Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013 ISBN 9789004243033
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004243040
Author information:
Runia, David T. 1951-
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