Philo of Alexandria : An Intellectual Biography

by: Niehoff, M.R.

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Philo of Alexandria : an intellectual biography
Author:Maren Niehoff

Summary:Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment. Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as the head of the Jewish embassy to Emperor Gaius and as an intellectual in the capital of the empire, responding to the challenges of his time and creatively reconstructing his identity, though always maintaining pride in the Jewish tradition. Philo's trajectory from Alexandria to Rome and his enthusiastic adoption of new modes of thought made him a key figure in the complex negotiation between East and West

Contents:
1. An intellectual biography of Philo?
Part one. Philo as Ambassador and Author in Rome:
2. Philo's self-fashioning in the historical writings
3. Power, exile, and religion in the Roman empire
4. Roman philosophy and the Jews
Part two. Philo's Exposition in a Roman Context:
5. Creation theology and monotheism
6. Character and history in the Lives of the biblical forefathers
7. Biblical ladies in Roman garb
8. Stoic ethics in the service of Jewish law
Part three. Young Philo Among Alexandrian Jews:
9. Biblical commentary
10. A Platonic self
11. An utterly transcendent God and His logos
12. Stoicism: rejected, subverted, and advocated
Epilogue: Philo at the crossroads of Judaism, Hellenism, and Christianity

Series:
Anchor Yale Bible reference library

xi, 323 pages ; 24 cm.

Philo of Alexandria : An Intellectual Biography

by: Niehoff, M.R.

• ISBN-13: 9780300175233 / 978-0-300-17523-3
• ISBN-03: 030017523X / 0-300-17523-X
• Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2018

Price: 42,00 EURO

1 copy in stock