Companion to Wisdom Literature
Due to drop in March — featuring of course, Philo of Alexandria. fourth gospelhellenismJewish Identitylogosphilo of alexandriaPlatoseptuagintwisdom literature
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Philo of Alexandria: On the Life of Abraham
Due April 2020. hellenismJewish IdentityJudaismphilo of alexandriaReligion
Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus
A recently published work that I’ve only just come across. ancient historyhellenismjosephusJudaismphilo of alexandria
Philo of Alexandria: Philosophical Discourse/Ethical Discourse
Somehow I missed this recent book but not this announcement. Any conference with the participation of David Runia is a big deal. (Still working on a joint review of Maren Niehoff’s book who is also participating). david runiaethicshellenismJudaismMaren NiehoffNélida Naveros Córdovaphilo of alexandria
Philo of Alexandria and the Construction of Jewishness in Early Christian Writings
I’ve just received my review copy of this which will appear as a joint review along with Philo of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography. This past year has turned out to be a red letter year for Philonic Studies, a book from an “old hand” (Maren Niehoff) which I have already written up and another from…
Divine Embodiment in Philo of Alexandria
Here is a recent paper by a young Philo scholar, Deborah Forger (glad some youngsters are engaging with Philo). And when I say scholar I mean scholar — not to be confused with many who are merely “regurgitation generators” for some trendy ism or other. Though officially listed here behind a paywall, the paper is…
Philo goes “mainstream”
A couple of months ago I took to task the Philo entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. I have just noticed that in the interim a more nuanced entry of Philo has recently appeared in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — and one that actually cites and acknowledges Runia. Oddly enough, Lévy does not mention E.…
