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Philo and the Church Fathers: A Collection of Papers

By Douwe (David) Runia

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
1997
ISBN
9004103554, 9789004103559
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19755921 bytes)
Series
Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 32
Pages
275\288
Time added
2017-05-01 05:14:08
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Description

The 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 The papers also include a hitherto unpublished English translation of the author's inaugural lecture held at Utrecht in April 1992.

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