Philo of Alexandria : : on the life of Abraham : introduction, translation, and commentary / / by Ellen Birnbaum, John M. Dillon.

• Superior document: Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; Volume 6
• VerfasserIn: Birnbaum, Ellen,; Dillon, John M.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Dillon, John M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : BRILL,, [2021]; ©2021
• Julkaisuvuosi: 2021
• Kieli: English
• Sarja: Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; Volume 6.
• Ulkoasu: 1 online resource.

On the Life of Abraham displays Philo’s philosophical, exegetical, and literary genius at its best. Philo begins by introducing the biblical figures Enos, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as unwritten laws. Then, interweaving literal, ethical, and allegorical interpretations, Philo presents th...

Table of Contents

• General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series
• Gregory E. Sterling
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1  The Place of the Treatise in Philo’s Works
• 2  The Place of the Treatise in Philo’s Life
• 3  Genre, Aims, and Audience
• 4  Structure, Content, and Exegetical Approaches
• 5  Use and Interpretation of the Bible
• 6  Major Themes
• 7  Intellectual and Cultural Influences
• 8  Previous Scholarship
• 9  Shared and Distinctive Features and Their Implications
• 10  Nachleben
• 11  The Text of the Treatise
• 12  Some Notes on the Method Used in the Translation and Commentary
• Translation: Philo of Alexandria, De Abrahamo
• Part One: Introduction, §§ 1–59
• Part Two: The Life of Abraham, §§ 60–276
• Notes to the Text and Translation
• Commentary
• Title of the Work
• Part One: Introduction, §§ 1–59
• A  Prologue, §§ 1–6
• B  The First Triad, §§ 7–47
• C  The Second Triad
• Part Two: The Life of Abraham
• A  The Piety of Abraham
• B  The Humanity of Abraham, §§ 208–261
• C  Conclusion, §§ 262–276
• Bibliography
• Index
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