Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Writings Of Philo Of AlexandriaISBN13:9781977515865ISBN10:197751586XAuthor:Anderson, Taylor (Editor), Philo of Alexandria (Author)Description:Philo Of Alexandria), Also Called Philo Judaeus, Was A Hellenistic Jewish Philosopher Who Lived In Alexandria, In The Roman Province Of Egypt Philo Used Philosophical Allegory To Harmonize Jewish Scripture, Mainly The Torah, With Greek Philosophy His Method Followed The Practices Of Both Jewish Exegesis And Stoic Philosophy His Allegorical Exegesis Was Important For Several Christian Church Fathers, But He Has Barely Any Reception History Within Rabbinic Judaism He Believed That Literal Interpretations Of The Hebrew Bible Would Stifle Humanity's Perception Of A God Too Complex And Marvelous To Be Understood In Literal Human Terms Some Scholars Hold That His Concept Of The Logos As God's Creative Principle Influenced Early Christology Other Scholars Deny Direct Influence But Say That Philo And Early Christianity Borrow From A Common Source The Only Event In Philo's Life That Can Be Decisively Dated Is His Participation In The Embassy To Rome In 40 Ce He Represented The Alexandrian Jews In A Delegation To Roman Emperor Caligula Following Civil Strife Between The Alexandrian Jewish And Greek Communities The Story Of This Event, And A Few Other Biographical Details, Are Found In Josephus And In Philo's Own Works, Especially In Legatio Ad Gaium (Embassy To Gaius) Of Which Only Two Of The Original Five Volumes Survive Odin's Library Classics Is Dedicated To Bringing The World The Best Of Humankind's Literature From Throughout The Ages Carefully Selected, Each Work Is Unabridged From Classic Works Of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Or Drama Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:CREATESPACEPublication Date:2017-09-22Weight:0.27 lbsDimensions:0.17'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:84Language:English
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Book Title: Writings of Philo of Alexandria
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.2in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Philo of Philo of Alexandria
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient & Classical
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Literary Collections
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 84 Pages
