num_pages: 249
description: Fourteen essays consider the interaction between Greek philosophy and Jewish religious thought during the Hellenistic period. Attention is paid to the work of Ben Sira, Solomon, and Philo of Alexandria, especially concerning issues like stoicism, freedom and determinism, creation, mysticism, and sex. Attempts to find a synthesis of Jewish and Greek thought are emphasized. Author and title index only. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
language: English
title: The Ancestral Philosophy: Hellenistic Philosophy in Second Temple Judaism: Essays of David Winston
titlecomplete: The Ancestral Philosophy: Hellenistic Philosophy in Second Temple Judaism: Essays of David Winston
ratings_count: 1
series: Studia Philonica Annual and Monographs
publisher: UNKNO