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Philo of Alexandria : an exegete for his time
- Title
- Philo of Alexandria : an exegete for his time / by Peder Borgen.
- Author
- Borgen, Peder.
- Publication
- Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
- Supplementary Content
- 1850-9999
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Details
- Description
- x, 332 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Philo's writings are a comprehensive and important source of late Second Temple Judaism. The structure of the books and their exegetical ideas are seen here as being closely connected and his writings are analysed against the background of the history, variety and outlook of Alexandrian Jewry. --from publisher description.
- Series Statement
- Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 86
- Uniform Title
- Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 86.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and indexes.
- Contents
- Philo and his world -- The historical perspective -- Reviewing and rewriting biblical material -- Rewritten Bible -- Questions and answers -- On the giants and On the unchangeableness of God -- The Allegorical laws, book 1 -- Proclamatio Graeca--hermeneutical key -- Tension and influence -- The conflict -- Illegitimate and legitimate ascents -- Reaching out and coming in -- Man and God's people within a cosmic context -- Philanthropia and the laws of Moses -- A conditioned future hope.
- Call Number
- *PFI 98-1873
- ISBN
- 9004103880
- 9789004103887
- LCCN
- 97029997
- OCLC
- 37361722
- Author
- Borgen, Peder.
- Title
- Philo of Alexandria : an exegete for his time / by Peder Borgen.
- Imprint
- Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 86Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 86.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and indexes.
- Connect to:
- Alternate Script for Subject
- α, 25 ..-50 ;.C@..
- Research Call Number
- *PFI 98-1873