The Reception of Philo of Alexandria

by Courtney J. P. Friesen, David Lincicum, David T. Runia

Philo of Alexandria was a Jewish statesman, philosopher, and religious thinker. A significant amount of his literary corpus was preserved by Christian hands and thereby came to resource numerous theologians in the Christian tradition. After passing into obscurity in Jewish circles in antiquity, Philo was rediscovered in the Italian Renaissance and came to feature in Jewish tradition once again. Philo's works straddle an interest in exegesis and philosophy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198836228
• ISBN13: 9780198836223
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 672 Pages