Philo and the Church Fathers: A Collection of PapersThe 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 and Augustine. The papers also include a hitherto unpublished English translation of the author's inaugural lecture held at Utrecht in April 1992. |
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Contents
Philonic Nomenclature | 25 |
Why does Clement of Alexandria call Philo the Pytha | 54 |
Virtutibus | 77 |
Verba Philonica Ayahuatoqopeîv and the Authenticity | 102 |
a Preliminary Survey | 117 |
A Note on Philo and Christian Heresy | 144 |
Witness or Participant? Philo and the Neoplatonist | 182 |
Royses Fragmenta Spuria | 219 |
An Index to CohnWendlands Apparatus Testimoniorum | 240 |
Indices | 262 |
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| Title | Philo and the Church Fathers: A Collection of Papers Volume 32 of Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae Volume 32 of Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Series Volume 32 of [Vigiliae Christianae / Supplements] Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae |
| Author | David T. Runia |
| Edition | annotated |
| Publisher | BRILL, 1995 |
| ISBN | 9004103554, 9789004103559 |
| Length | 275 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / Interior Design / General Philosophy / Eastern Religion / Christianity / History |
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