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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Philo of Alexandria"”.
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Platonic and Stoic Passions in Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria forged his theory of the soul and its passions while<br/>expositing the meaning of Torah. Though writing as a Jewish teacher and disciple of Moses, his biblical reflections display a strong orientation toward Middle-Platonic philosophy. On the topic of the soul and its passions, …
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The Metaphysics of Light in the Hexaemeral Literature: From Philo of Alexandria to Ambrose of Milan
This study investigates the concept of light in the early Jewish-Christian exegesis of the biblical creation narrative (Gen. 1, so-called ‘hexaemeron’). The study argues that the early hexaemeral exegetes theorised light from a dual perspective, both physical and metaphysical. The physical exegesis …
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The divine agent in Intertestamental Judaism : the origins of the concept in the Hebrew tradition and its application in the figures of the the "Son of Man" in the Similitudes of Enoch and the "Logos" in the writings of Philo of Alexandria
… have recently come to understand aspects of Christology in terms of the rabbinic legal concept of agency. Whereas Rengstorf attempted to understand apostleship in terms of the rabbinic agency concept (1964, first published 1933), works such as those of Borgen (1983, first published 1968), …
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The Beginning and Before: Interpreting Creation in Paul and Philo
… to Paul. Yet Paul’s care for and interpretation of it is often unrecognized, occasionally denied, typically left underdeveloped, and sometimes interpreted wrongly. This thesis approaches Paul as an interpreter of his sacred scriptural texts concerning creation. It compares his reading of creation …
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Redeemed from the curse: Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism
This dissertation examines Paul's understanding of the law and Gentiles in the light of Hellenistic Judaism. Chapter 1 questions whether or not Gentiles are under the law in Paul. The thesis of this dissertation is that, although Paul acknowledges Gentiles to be without the law (Rom 2:14) and …
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Philo of Alexandria's Exposition of the Tenth Commandment
<p>As part of a larger exposition on the Ten Commandments, Philo offers in Spec.4.78b-131 a detailed exposition of both the Tenth Commandment, which he reads simply as "You shall not desire," and the Mosaic dietary laws, which he identifies as a distinct set of subsidiary laws designed to promote …