Publication

1995 - E.J. Brill, Leiden ; New York

Language

English

Word Count

68,750 words, Guess

Page Count

275 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number95015212
  • Goodreads1485574

Classifications

  • DDC181/.06
  • LCCB689.Z7 R8645 1995

Description

The extensive writings of the Jewish philosopher and exegete Philo of Alexandria (15 BCE to 50 CE) were preserved through the efforts of early Christians, who decided that these works could assist them in developing their own distinctive kind of thought. The present collection of papers, written from 1989 to 1994 is published as a companion volume to the author's monograph Philo in Early Christian Literature: A Survey (1993). The papers deal with various aspects of the process of reception that Philo received at the hands of the Church Fathers. Authors who are given particular attention are Athenagoras, Clement, Origen, Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Isidore of Pelusium, Augustine. The papers also include a hitherto unpublished English translation of the author's inaugural lecture held at Utrecht in April 1992.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae,

Other Editions

  • Philo and the church fathers: a collection of papersE.J. Brill1995-01-01

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