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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524651403321

Autore

Winston David

Titolo

Two Treatises of Philo of Alexandria : A Commentary on De Gigantibus and Quod Deus sit Immutabilis / / David Winston, John Dillon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brown Judaic Studies, 2020

Chico : , : Scholars Press, , 2020

©2020

ISBN

9781951498603

1951498607

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 407 p. ) : Tables

Collana

Brown judaic studies; ; 25

Soggetti

Judaism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. To use this book, or parts of this book, in any way not covered by the license, please contact Brown Judaic Studies, Brown University, Box 1826, Providence, RI 02912.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Form of Philo's Commentary -- Philo's Style and Diction -- Philosophical Themes in the De Gigantibus and Quod Deus.

L'Exégèse de Philon d'Alexandrie dans le De Gigantibus et le Quod Deus -- The Formal Structure of Philo's Allegorical Exegesis -- Philo's Bible in the De Gigantibus and Quod Deus -- Philo's Knowledge of Rhetorical Theory -- Philo's Vocabulary and Word Choice -- Characteristics of Philo's Style in the De Gigantibus and Quod Deus -- Rhetoric and Allegory -- Philo's Use of Topoi -- Philo's Doctrine of Free Will -- Philo's Doctrine of Angels -- The Idea of Conscience in Philo of Alexandria -- The Nature of God in the Quod Deus.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a detailed commentary on two paradigmatic books of the Jewish philosopher, Philo of Alexandria.