Author:
Niehoff, Maren, author.
ImprintNew Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 323 pages ; 25 cm.
Note: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 -- Appendix 1. Philo's dates and works ; Appendix 2. Did Philo write an Allegorical Commentary on Genesis chapter 1?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-310) and indexes.
