Philo of Alexandria: an Annotated Bibliography 2007-2016
Another just published volume from the masterful Philonic scholar David Runia. david runiaearly churchhellenismJudaismphilo of alexandria
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The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Philosophy: Philo of Alexandria
The about to be published The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Philosophy has a free preview available, fortunately it’s the Philo of Alexandria entry. early churchhellenismJudaismmark edwardsphilo of alexandriaplatonismseptuagint
Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series
Brill, the preeminent Philonic studies publisher, has two new titles to this series in the pipeline: Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life and Philo of Alexandria: On the Life of Abraham. Christianityearly churchhellenismJudaismphilo of alexandria
Philo of Alexandria: Runia reviews Otto
The doyen of Philonic studies, David Runia, reviews Jennifer Otto’s recent book in Vigiliae Christianae. Christianitydavid runiaJennifer OttoJewish IdentityJudaismlogosphilo of alexandriawisdom literature
Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran
On this day marking the expulsion. The removal of the Jews from the Arab world has been all but ignored, says Tom Gross. Of course, the regressives are conspicuously silent on this. anti-SemitismislamJudaismLyn Juliusregressive lefttom gross
Guide for the Perplexed
See Maimonides’ entry for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The Guide for the Perplexed is freely available from the Liberty Fund. At his trial for impiety in 399 B.C., Socrates was asked how it is that the wisest person in Athens claims to be ignorant of the knowledge he seeks. His answer (Apology 23a-b) is that he…
British Labour and the Socialism of Fools: The Return of Left-Wing Antisemitism
Peter C. Grosvenor’s review essay in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Volume 25, 2019 – Issue 2: 240-245 (Corrected for spelling). Sadly there are many dhimmi–“Funktionshäftling”-like Jews that comprise the Regressive Left, their silence on this issue highlighting their mauvaise foi. That Labour has an antisemitism problem is beyond dispute There is nothing new about left-wing antisemitism,…
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
Gertrude Himmelfarb’s The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot
The book’s webpage at Encounter Books. Below is Edward Alexander’s review of said book in Society March 2010, Volume 47, Issue 2, pp. 167–169. And yes, Gertrude is 96 not out! “How,” asks Himmelfarb, “did the translator of Strauss, Feuerbach, and Spinoza come to write so sympathetic a novel about Judaism and so prophetic a vision of…
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