Philo in Early Christian Literature, Volume 3: A Survey

by David T. Runia

It is a remarkable fact that the writings of Philo, the Jew from Alexandria, were preserved because they were taken up in the Christian tradition. But the story of how this process of reception and appropriation took place has never been systematically research. In this book the author first examines how Philo's works are related to the New Testament and the earliest Chritian writing, and then how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers up...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800628284
• ISBN13: 9780800628284
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.6"