Philo of Alexandria On Planting: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

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Philo of Alexandria (died c. 50 CE) is famous for his complex and spiritually rich allegorical treatises on the Greek Bible. This volume continues the series on the interpretation of Noah, focussing on his planting of a vineyard in Gen 9:20. ‎Contents ‎General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series ‎Preface ‎Abbreviations ‎Abbreviations of Philonic Treatises ‎Other Abbreviations ‎Introduction ‎1. The Place of the Treatise in the Philonic Corpus ‎2. The Genre of the Treatise ‎3. The Exegetical Structure of the Treatise ‎4. The Use of the Bible ‎5. The Main Themes of the Treatise ‎6. The Intellectual Sitz im Leben ‎7. The Nachleben of the Treatise ‎8. The Text of the Treatise ‎9. Status quaestionis: Previous Scholarship on the Treatise ‎10. Some Notes on the Method Used in the Translation and the Commentary ‎Translation Philo of Alexandria On Planting ‎Part One. On Planting (§§1–138) ‎Part Two. May a Wise Person Get Drunk (§§139–177) ‎Notes to the Text and Translation ‎Commentary ‎Title of the Work ‎Part One. On Planting ‎Chapter One: God as Planter (§§1–72) ‎A. The Planting of the Cosmos (§§1–27) ‎a. The Planting of the Greatest Plant, the Cosmos (§§1–10) ‎b. The Formation of Plants and Living Beings (§§11–16) ‎c. The Creation of the Human Being (§§17–22) ‎d. Divine Souls are Called Above (§§23–27) ‎B. The Creation of the Human Being, the Microcosm (§§28–72) ‎a. The Trees in the Human Being (§§28–31) ‎b. The Planting of Paradise: Rejection of a Literal Reading (§§32–35) ‎c. The Planting of Paradise: Allegorical Reading (§§36–45) ‎d. Moses Prays That Israel be Planted in Paradise (§§46–58) ‎e. The Part That Belongs to God (§§59–61) ‎f. The Portion of the Levites (§§62–72) ‎Chapter Two: Abraham as Planter (§§73–93) ‎a. Transition to a New Biblical Text and Outline of Its Interpretation (§§73–74) ‎b. Explanation of “Field” (§§75–77) ‎c. Explanation of the “Well of the Oath” (§§78–84) ‎d. Explanation of “the Name of the Lord, God Everlasting” (§§85–92) ‎e. Summary (§93) ‎Chapter Three: Human Beings as Planters (§§94–138) ‎a. Citation of the Biblical Text (§§94–95) ‎b. Explanation of “Entering the Land” (§§96–98) ‎c. Explanation of “Cleansing the Uncleanness” (§§99–112) ‎d. Explanation of “Three Years” (§§113–116) ‎e. Explanation of “the Fourth Year” (§§117–131) ‎f. Explanation of “the Fifth Year” (§§132–136) ‎g. Explanation of “I am the Lord your God” (§§137–138) ‎Part Two. May a Wise Person Get Drunk ‎Chapter One: Introduction (§§139–148) ‎a. Summary and Repeated Citation of the Biblical Text (§§139–140) ‎b. Introduction of the Theme of the Inebriation of the Wise Person (§§141–142) ‎c. Brief Overview of Two Contrasting Views of Philosophers (§§143–148) ‎Chapter Two: The Wise Person May Get Drunk (§§149–174) ‎a. Setting Out the Two Positions of the Argument (§§149–150a) ‎b. First Argument: “Wine” and “Drunkenness” are Synonyms (§§150b–155) ‎c. Second Argument: In Earlier Times People Drank Wine in the Right Way (§§156–164) ‎d. Third Argument: Wine Provides Relaxation (§§165–172) ‎e. Fourth (Non-professional) Argument: Writers are Positive about Drinking Wine (§§173–174) ‎Chapter Three: Counter-Argument: The Wise Person May Not Get Drunk (§§175–177) ‎a. Introducing the Counter-Argument: Both Points of View Needed (§175) ‎b. First Argument: No One Confides in a Drunkard (§§176–177) ‎Bibliography ‎1. Philo of Alexandria ‎2. Other Ancient Texts ‎3. Modern Scholarly Literature ‎Indices ‎Index of Biblical Passages Cited ‎Index of Philonic Passages Cited ‎Index Ancient Texts Cited ‎1. Greek and Roman Texts ‎2. Jewish Texts ‎3. Christian Texts ‎Index of Subjects and Names ‎Index of Greek Terms