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Ausgabe:

Juni/2017

Spalte:

605–607

Kategorie:

Altertumswissenschaft

Autor/Hrsg.:

Ryu, Jang

Titel/Untertitel:

Knowledge of God in Philo of Alexandria.

Verlag:

Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2015. XIV, 311 S. = Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 405. Kart. EUR 89,00. ISBN 978-3-16-153006-7.

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Orrey McFarland

This book, a revised version of Jang Ryu’s Oxford dissertation, explores Philo of Alexandria’s theological epistemology by asking three main questions of his writings: what is the origin and nature of the human mind, what is its potential to know and experience God, and what are its limitations?
R.’s work is structured on a common division within Philo’s oeuvre, such that there are three series of works that Philo wrote, all of which had different intended audiences. Philo’s Quaestiones et solutiones were a form of catechetical material for Jewish students; his Allegorical Commentary was for more knowledgable Jewish audiences; and his »Exposition of the Law« was meant for a wider audience of both Jews and Gentiles.
R. does not explore the ...


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