Philo of Alexandria
A Sourcebook- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2023
Summary
Nélida Naveros Córdova carefully draws from a variety of texts within the Philonic corpus to provide a complete sourcebook for an introduction to Philo. After a general introduction, she consolidates the major topics and themes commonly studied in Philo into seven chapters: Philo's theology, his doctrine of creation, his anthropology, his doctrine of ethics, his metaphorical interpretation of biblical characters, his exposition of the Jewish Law and the Decalogue, and Jewish worship and major observances. For each chapter, Naveros Córdova provides a brief introduction and overview of the topics in their cultural and religious contexts highlighting Philo's philosophical thought and the significance of his biblical interpretation. The sourcebook consists mostly of fresh translations with few authorial comments with an attempt to introduce and present Philonic texts to the introductory reader to give broad exposure to the nature of Philo's literal and allegorical biblical interpretations. From start to finish, the book emphasizes the unity of the ethical character of Philo's thought considered the basic spectrum of his biblical exegesis.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2023
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-9787-0861-7
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-9787-0862-4
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 198
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Introduction No access
- Philo’s Theology No access Pages 1 - 24
- Philo’s Doctrine of Creation No access Pages 25 - 46
- Philo’s Anthropology No access Pages 47 - 80
- Philo’s Doctrine of Ethics No access Pages 81 - 122
- Biblical Characters No access Pages 123 - 140
- Jewish Law and the Decalogue No access Pages 141 - 154
- Jewish Worship and Major Observances No access Pages 155 - 186
- Index No access Pages 187 - 196
- About the Author No access Pages 197 - 198





