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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 323 Seiten)

ISBN: 9780300231304

Serie: The Anchor Yale bible reference library

Inhalt: This first biography of Philo of Alexandria, one of antiquity's most prolific yet enigmatic authors, traces his intellectual development from Bible interpreter to diplomat in Rome

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780300175233

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Niehoff, Maren R., 1963 - Philo of Alexandria New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018 ISBN 9780300175233

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Theologie/Religionswissenschaften , Philosophie

Schlagwort(e): Philo Alexandrinus v25-40 ; Biografie ; Biografie

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Mehr zum Autor: Niehoff, Maren R. 1963-

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Umfang: 1 online resource (336 pages)

ISBN: 0-300-23130-X

Serie: The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library

Inhalt: Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment.   Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as the head of the Jewish embassy to Emperor Gaius and as an intellectual in the capital of the empire, responding to the challenges of his time and creatively reconstructing his identity, though always maintaining pride in the Jewish tradition. Philo's trajectory from Alexandria to Rome and his enthusiastic adoption of new modes of thought made him a key figure in the complex negotiation between East and West.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1. An Intellectual Biography of Philo? -- , Part One: Philo as Ambassador and Author in Rome -- , 2. Philo's Self-Fashioning in the Historical Writings -- , 3. Power, Exile, and Religion in the Roman Empire -- , 4. Roman Philosophy and the Jews -- , Part Two: Philo's EXPOSITION in a Roman Context -- , 5. Creation Theology and Monotheism -- , 6. Character and History in the Lives of the Biblical Forefathers -- , 7. Biblical Ladies in Roman Garb -- , 8. Stoic Ethics in the Service of Jewish Law -- , Part 3. Young Philo among Alexandrian Jews -- , 9. Biblical Commentary -- , 10. A Platonic Self -- , 11. An Utterly Transcendent God and His Logos -- , 12. Stoicism: Rejected, Subverted, and Advocated -- , Epilogue: Philo at the Crossroads of Judaism, Hellenism, and Christianity -- , Appendix 1: Philo's Dates and Works -- , Appendix 2: Did Philo Write an Allegorical Commentary on Genesis Chapter 1? -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , General Index -- , Index of Ancient Sources , In English.

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-300-17523-X

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Theologie/Religionswissenschaften

DOI: 10.12987/9780300231304