| Jewish Traditions in Early Christian Literature, Volume 3 Philo in Early Christian Literature: A Survey Contributor(s): Runia (Author) |
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ISBN: 9023227131 ISBN-13: 9789023227137 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $75.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: It is a remarkable fact that the writings of Philo, the Jew from Alexandria, were preserved because they were taken up in the Christian tradition. But the story of how this process of reception and appropriation took place has never been systematically research. In this book the author first examines how Philo's works are related to the New Testament and the earliest Chritian writing, and then how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers up to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augustine. Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Eastern - Religion | Judaism - Kabbalah & Mysticism - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 93028608 |
| Series: Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum Ad Novum Testamentum |
| Physical Information: 438 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: It is a remarkable fact that the writings of Philo, the Jew from Alexandria, were preserved because they were taken up in the Christian tradition. But the story of how this process of reception and appropriation took place has never been systematically research. In this book the author first examines how Philo's works are related to the New Testament and the earliest Chritian writing, and then how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers up to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augustine. Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion. |