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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450323503321

Autore

Martens John W. <1960->

Titolo

One God, one law [[electronic resource] ] : Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman law / / by John W. Martens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Brill Academic Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-280-46389-9

9786610463893

1-4237-1445-8

90-474-0008-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Collana

Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts

Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean antiquity, , 1543-995X ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

296.1/8/092

Soggetti

Jewish law - History

Law, Greek - Philosophy - History

Roman law - Philosophy - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-199) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: "Higher" Law and the Superfluity of the Law in Greek Thought: Unwritten Law; Chapter Two: "Higher" Law: The Law of Nature; Chapter Three: "Higher" Law: The Living Law; Chapter Four: Philo and φυσ́ις; Chapter Five: Philo and the Law; Chapter Six: The Unity of the Law; Chapter Seven: Thesmos in Philo of Alexandria; Excursus: Thesmos Philo and the Stoics on the καθηκ́οντα and the κατορθωμ́ατα; Chapter Eight: Conclusions; Appendix 1: The Date of the Pythagorean Kingship Tractates; Appendix 2: Philo and the Oral Law

BibliographyIndex of Modern Authors; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

A study of the influence of Hellenism and Greco-Roman philosophy on Philo of Alexandria's view of the Mosaic law. In particular, it examines how Philo integrated Greco-Roman conceptions of law, such as Unwritten Law, into his understanding of the Mosaic law of the Jews



and the Patriarch's lives.