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Philo of Alexandria : an intellectual biography
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ISBN: 9780300175233 030017523X Year: 2018 Publisher: New Haven, Connecticut Yale University Press

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Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment. Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as the head of the Jewish embassy to Emperor Gaius and as an intellectual in the capital of the empire, responding to the challenges of his time and creatively reconstructing his identity, though always maintaining pride in the Jewish tradition. Philo's trajectory from Alexandria to Rome and his enthusiastic adoption of new modes of thought made him a key figure in the complex negotiation between East and West.

The figure of Joseph in post-Biblical Jewish literature
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ISBN: 900409556X Year: 1992 Publisher: Leiden Brill

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Philo's views on paganism

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Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity / : New perspectives
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ISBN: 9783161589904 3161589904 Year: 2019 Publisher: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck,

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This collection of articles places the frequently discussed question of the introvert Self into a new interdisciplinary context: rather than tracing a linear development from social forms of life with an outward orientation to individual introspection, it argues for significant overlaps between interior and exterior dimensions, between the Self and society. A team of internationally renowned experts from different fields examines pagan, Jewish and Christian voices on an equal basis and explores the complexity of their messages. Philosophical texts are analyzed next to letters, legal sources, Bible interpretation and material evidence. Not only is the experience of individuals examined, but also instructions from authoritative figures in a position to shape constructions of the Self. The book is divided into three parts; namely, "Constructing the Self", a field usually treated by philosophers, "Self-Fashioning", generally associated with literature, and "Self and Individual in Society", commonly the domain of historians. This volume shows the complexity of each category and their overlaps by engaging unexpected sources in each section and interrogating internal as well as external dimensions.

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Journeys in the Roman East : imagined and real.
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ISBN: 9783161551116 3161551117 Year: 2017 Publisher: Tübingen : Mohr,

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Journeys in the Roman East : imagined and real
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ISBN: 3161558588 Year: 2017 Publisher: Tubingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck,

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Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes untersuchen zum ersten Mal intellektuelle Aspekte von Reisen im Römischen Reich mit gleichwertigem Gewicht auf paganen, jüdischen und christlichen Autoren.


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Abrahams Aufbruch : Philon von Alexandria, De migratione Abrahami
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ISBN: 9783161538193 3161538196 3161564251 Year: 2017 Publisher: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck,

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Philons Schrift De Migratione Abrahami ist ein allegorischer Kommentar zu Gen 12. Der Auszug Abrahams aus seiner chaldäischen Heimat wird von Philon allegorisch auf den Auszug der Seele aus der Sinnenwelt und ihre Rückkehr zu Gott gedeutet. Die vorliegende Ausgabe bietet neben einer ausführlichen Einführung in Leben und Denken des alexandrinischen Religionsphilosophen den Text mit Übersetzung, Anmerkungen und erläuternden Essays aus unterschiedlichen Fachperspektiven..


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<> Leben des Weisen : Philon v. Alexandria, De Abrahamo
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ISBN: 9783161575372 3161575377 9783161593529 3161593529 Year: 2020 Publisher: Tübingen Mohr Siebeck

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Philos biography of Abraham is an invitation to Judaism – written in a political context in which Jews had to fight for their rights. The present volume offers a new German translation of the treatise with introduction and annotations as well as six essays illustrating the text from the perspective of various disciplines.


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The Metaphorical Use of Language in Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature

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Metaphern stellen sprachlich einen wesentlichen Bestandteil religiöser Rede und Literatur dar und sind kulturell ein entscheidender Indikator für das Selbst- und Weltverständnis der sie gebrauchenden Träger- und Adressatenkreise. In Metaphern spiegeln sich Gottes-, Menschen- und Weltbilder. Gleichzeitig prägen Metaphern mittels ihrer je eigenen Kontexte, die sie bei der Übertragung einbringen, die Rede von Gott und vom Menschen, sie zwingen ihre Adressaten aufgrund ihrer Bildhaftigkeit und ihrer symbolimmanenten Mehrdeutigkeit zu interpretatorischer Mitarbeit, sie verändern die Wirklichkeitswahrnehmung und setzen damit auch gezielt Handlungen frei. Die in diesem Band gesammelten Aufsätze analysieren den Gebrauch, die Funktion und die Struktur von Metaphern in ausgewählten jüdischen Schriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit, einschließlich der Werke Philos und der Texte aus Qumran, sowie in apokryphen frühchristlichen Texten und Inschriften. Metaphors are a vital linguistic component of religious speech and serve as a cultural indicator of how groups understand themselves and the world. The essays compiled in this volume analyze the use, function, and structure of metaphors in Jewish writings from the Hellenistic-Roman period (including the works of Philo and the texts of Qumran), as well as in apocryphal early Christian texts and inscriptions.

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