Illuminations by Philo of Alexandria
Subtitle: selected studies on interpretation in Philo, Paul and the Revelation of John
By: by Peder Borgen ; edited by Torrey Seland ; with an introduction by David E. Aune
Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria -- volume 12; Studies in Philo of Alexandria -- v. 12
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9789004452763; 9789004452787
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Early works to 1800; Bible
Work titles: Essays
Description: "This volume contains a collection of 17 essays on Philo written by Peder Borgen between 1987 and 2018. The first six studies deal with important issues in Philo's religious thought and social world, such as his views on Flaccus, prayers, and his eschatology. The next five essays illustrate how an understanding of Philo can contribute to the interpretation of Paul, especially his Letter to the Galatians. The final six studies deal with the importance of Philo's writings for the interpretation of the Revelation of John, a subject too rarely touched upon in recent scholarship"--
Notes: Includes biblioraphical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface / by Peder Borgen; title: Peder Borgen / by Torrey Seland; title: Philo's against Flaccus as interpreted history; title: Application of and commitment to the laws of Moses : observations on Philo's treatise On the embassy to Gaius; title: Some crime-and-punishments reports; title: Two Philonic prayers and their contexts : an analysis of Who is the heir of divine things (Her.) 24-29 and Against Flaccus (Flacc.) 170-75; title: The crossing of the Red Sea as interpreted by Philo : biblical event; title: liturgical model; title: cultural application; title: "There shall come forth a man" : reflections on messianic ideas in Philo; title: Perspectives for mission : Galatians 3:1-14 in context; title: Openly portrayed as crucified : some observations on Gal 3:1-14; title: Crucified for his own sins; title: crucified for our sins : observations on a Pauline perspective; title: Some Hebrew and pagan features in Philo's and Paul's interpretation of Hagar and Ishmael; title: The cross-national church for Jews and Greeks : observations on Paul's letter to the Galatians; title: Heavenly ascent in Philo : an examination of selected passages; title: Illegitimate Invasion and proper ascent : a study of passages in Philo's writings and the Revelation to John; title: Autobiographical ascent reports : Philo and John the Seer; title: Polemic in the Book of Revelation; title: Moses, Jesus, and the Roman emperor : observations in Philo's writings and the Revelation of John; title: Emperor worship and persecution in Philo's In Flaccum and De Legatione ad Gaium and the Revelation of John.