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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. |
Rezensent: | 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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