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Philo - fīˈlō or Philo Judaeusjoodēˈəs [Lat.,=Philo the Jew], c.20 b.c.–c.a.d. 50, Alexandrian Jewish philosopher. His writings have had an enormous influence on both Jewish and Christian thought, and particularly upon the Alexandrian theologians Clement and Origen. All that is known of his life is that he was sent to Rome

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An Introduction to Philo Judaeus » Read Now
by Erwin R. Goodenough. 218 pgs.

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...MEMORIAL FUND AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILO JUDAEUS BY ERWIN R. GOODENOUGH...1 The Politics of Philo Judaeus, Practice and Theory by Erwin...subject of controversy as that of...
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The Works of Philo Judeus, the Contemporary of Josephus, Vol. I » Read Now
by Philo, C. D. Yonge. 515 pgs.

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The Works of Philo Judaeus, the Contemporary of Josephus, Vol. II » Read Now
by Philo, C. D. Yonge. 536 pgs.

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Writing the Wrongs: Women of the Old Testament among Biblical Commentators from Philo through the Reformation » Read Now
by John L. Thompson. 288 pgs.

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Jewish Spirituality: From the Bible through the Middle Ages (Chap. 8 "Philo and the Contemplative Life") » Read Now
by Arthur Green. 458 pgs.

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This book is the first of two columes on the spiritual life as manifest in the history of Judaism. This first volume deals with the classic ages of the Jewish tradition: the biblical, the rabbinic, and the medieval.
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Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman Cities (Chap. 10 "Philo, Alexandria and Empire: The Politics of Allegorical Interpretation") » Read Now
by John R. Bartlett. 251 pgs.

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Voluntary Associations in the Graeco-Roman World (Chap. 7 "Philo and the Clubs and Associations of Alexandria") » Read Now
by John S. Kloppenborg, Stephen G. Wilson. 334 pgs.

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Based upon a series of detailed case studies of associations such as early synagogues and churches, philosophical schools and pagan mystery cults, this collection addresses the question of what can legitimately be termed a 'voluntary association'.Employing modern sociological concepts, the essays...
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Based upon a series of detailed case studies of associations such as early synagogues and churches, philosophical schools and pagan mystery cults, this collection addresses the question of what can legitimately be termed a 'voluntary association'.Employing modern sociological concepts, the essays show how the various associations were constituted, the extent of their membership, why people joined them and what they contributed to the social fabric of urban life. For many, those groups were the most significant feature of social life beyond family and work. All of them provided an outlet of religious as well as social commitments.Also included are studies of the way in which early Jewish and Christian groups adopted and adapted the models of private association available to them and how this affected their social status and role. Finally, the situation of women is discussed, as some of the voluntary associations offered them a more significant recognition than they received in society at large.
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Reconciling Philo and Hume: Habits, Caprice, and Inclinations, in Texas Studies in Literature and Language » Read Now
by Peter Dendle. 22 pgs.

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...Reconciling Philo and Hume: Habits, Caprice, and Inclinations Peter Dendle The generation of scholars immediately following in the wake of...
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Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece ("Philo" begins on p. 147) » Read Now
by W. V. Harris, Giovanni Ruffini. 296 pgs.

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Christianity in the Second Century: The Case of Tatian ("Philo: Precursor of Christian Philosophy" begins on p. 110) » Read Now
by Emily J. Hunt. 244 pgs.

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Tatian is a significant figure in the early Church, his work both representing and revealing his second-century context. This study offers a detailed exploration of his thought. It is also a valuable introduction to the entire period, particularly the key developments it witnessed in...
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Tatian is a significant figure in the early Church, his work both representing and revealing his second-century context. This study offers a detailed exploration of his thought. It is also a valuable introduction to the entire period, particularly the key developments it witnessed in Christianity.Emily Hunt examines a wide range of topics in depth: Tatian's relationship with Justin Martyr and his Oration to the Greeks; the Apologetic attempt to defend and define Christianity against the Graeco-Roman world and Christian use of hellenistic philosophy. Tatian was accused of heresy after his death, and this work sees him at the heart of the orthodox/heterodox debate. His links with the East, and his Gospel harmony the Diatessaron, lead to an exploration of Syriac Christianity and asceticism.In the process, scholarly assumptions about heresiology and the Apologists' relationship with hellenistic philosophy are questioned, and the development of a Christian philosophical tradition is traced from Philo, through Justin Martyr, to Tatian - and then within several key Syriac writers.This is the first dedicated study of Tatian for more than forty years.
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Jew and Gentile in the Ancient World: Attitudes and Interactions from Alexander to Justinian ("Philo on the Wisdom of the Jews" begins on p. 209) » Read Now
by Louis H. Feldman. 679 pgs.

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Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the Hellenistic-Roman period were marked by suspicion and hate, maintain most studies of that topic. But if such conjectures are true, asks Louis Feldman, how did Jews succeed in winning so many adherents, whether full-fledged proselytes or "sympathizers" who...
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Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the Hellenistic-Roman period were marked by suspicion and hate, maintain most studies of that topic. But if such conjectures are true, asks Louis Feldman, how did Jews succeed in winning so many adherents, whether full-fledged proselytes or "sympathizers" who adopted one or more Jewish practices? Systematically evaluating attitudes toward Jews from the time of Alexander the Great to the fifth century A.D., Feldman finds that Judaism elicited strongly positive and not merely unfavorable responses from the non-Jewish population. Jews were a vigorous presence in the ancient world, and Judaism was strengthened substantially by the development of the Talmud. Although Jews in the Diaspora were deeply Hellenized, those who remained in Israel were able to resist the cultural inroads of Hellenism and even to initiate intellectual counterattacks.Feldman draws on a wide variety of material, from Philo, Josephus, and other Graeco-Jewish writers through the Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, the Church Councils, Church Fathers, and imperial decrees to Talmudic and Midrashic writings and inscriptions and papyri. What emerges is a rich description of a long era to which conceptions of Jewish history as uninterrupted weakness and suffering do not apply.
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Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World: Philosophers, Jews, and Christians (Discussion of Philo begins on p. 122) » Read Now
by H. Gregory Snyder. 326 pgs.

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Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesizes a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the...
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Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world. H. Gregory Snyder synthesizes a wide range of ancient evidence and modern scholarship to address such questions as how the literary practices of Jews and Christians compared to the literary practices of the philosophical schools and whether Christians were particularly noteworthy for their attatchment to scripture. Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World will be of interest to students of classics, ancient history, the early Christian world and Jewish studies.
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Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles (Chap. 7 "The Belly in Philo's Writings") » Read Now
by Karl Olav Sandnes. 318 pgs.

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Throughout history, the human belly has been regarded as both a source of shame and pride. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body through corsets, exercises, and revealing fashions. Does St. Paul address a culture in which the stomach ranks...
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Throughout history, the human belly has been regarded as both a source of shame and pride. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body through corsets, exercises, and revealing fashions. Does St. Paul address a culture in which the stomach ranks high? This study aims to answer the question and the results may be surprising.
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The Making of Fornication: Eros, Ethics, and Political Reform in Greek Philosophy and Early Christianity (Part Two "Greek Biblical Sexual Rules and Their Reworking by Paul and Philo") » Read Now
by Kathy L. Gaca. 359 pgs.

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"This is an extensive study of the theorizing about sexual norms and proprieties of certain major Greek philosophical traditions on the one hand (Platonism, Stoicism, Pythagoreanism), and various key figures of the Judeo-Christian tradition on the other (Philo of Alexandria, Paul, Tatian, Clement...
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"This is an extensive study of the theorizing about sexual norms and proprieties of certain major Greek philosophical traditions on the one hand (Platonism, Stoicism, Pythagoreanism), and various key figures of the Judeo-Christian tradition on the other (Philo of Alexandria, Paul, Tatian, Clement, Epiphanes), in order to demonstrate what the author terms their 'discontinuity.'. . . [Gaca] examines the history of these concepts in the Hellenic and the Judeo-Christian traditions more clearly and comprehensively than I have seen it done elsewhere. The book is of considerable importance in understanding the roots of the early Christian attitude to sexuality--something that still has repercussions today."--John Dillon, Trinity College Dublin
"This book is a gold mine of information for anyone interested in the dynamics of sexual morality in Western culture. General readers, students, and scholars will find surprising data about sexual views, theories, practices, and politics in ancient Greek and Roman society,,Hellenistic Judaism and philosophy, and early and patristic Christianity. Gaca's dynamic prose is exciting to read. Her detailed footnotes are a virtual encyclopedia of sexual morality in Western culture."--Vernon K. Robbins, Winship Distinguished Research Professor of Religion, Emory University
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