| Philo of Alexandria: A Thinker in the Jewish Diaspora Contributor(s): Hadas-Lebel, Mireille (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004209484 ISBN-13: 9789004209480 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - General - Philosophy | Eastern - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 2012017637 |
| Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.15 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
