Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /

Philo of Alexandria : a thinker in the Jewish diaspora /

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Author / Creator:	Hadas-Lebel, Mireille.
Uniform title:	Philon d'Alexandrie. English
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012, ©2012.
Description:	xvi, 241 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 7 Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 7.
Subject:	Philo, -- of Alexandria. Philo, -- of Alexandria. Judaism and philosophy. Hellenism. Civilization. Hellenism. Judaism and philosophy. Alexandria (Egypt) -- Civilization. Egypt -- Alexandria.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8932477

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Other authors / contributors:	Fréchet, Robyn, translator.
ISBN:	9789004209480 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004209484 (hardback : alk. paper) 9789004232372 (e-book) 9004232370 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and indexes.
Summary:	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.

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