Philo Of Alexandria And The Construction Of Jewishness In Early Christian Writings
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Philo of Alexandria and the Construction of Jewishness in Early Christian Writings
Author | : Jennifer Otto |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2018-04-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780192552549 |
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Philo of Alexandria and the Construction of Jewishness in Early Christian Writings investigates portrayals of the first-century philosopher and exegete Philo of Alexandria, in the writings of Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Eusebius. It argues that early Christian invocations of Philo are best understood not as attempts simply to claim an illustrious Jew for the Christian fold, but as examples of ongoing efforts to define the continuities and distinctive features of Christian beliefs and practices in relation to those of the Jews. This study takes as its starting point the curious fact that none of the first three Christians to mention Philo refer to him unambiguously as a Jew. Clement, the first in the Christian tradition to openly cite Philo's works, refers to him twice as a Pythagorean. Origen, who mentions Philo by name only three times, makes far more frequent reference to him in the guise of an anonymous "one who came before us." Eusebius, who invokes Philo on many more occasions than does Clement or Origen, most often refers to Philo as a Hebrew. These epithets construct Philo as an alternative "near-other" to both Christians and Jews, through whom ideas and practices may be imported to the former from the latter, all the while establishing boundaries between the "Christian" and "Jewish" ways of life. The portraits of Philo offered by each author reveal ongoing processes of difference-making and difference-effacing that constituted not only the construction of the Jewish "other," but also the Christian "self."
Philo in Early Christian Literature
Author | : David T. Runia |
Publsiher | : Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum Ad |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105003414013 |
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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 to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augustine. Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion.
Philo John and Paul
Author | : Peder Borgen |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : UOM:39015014324381 |
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Jewish Traditions in Early Christian Literature Volume 3 Philo in Early Christian Literature
Author | : Douwe (David) Runia |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004275164 |
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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 to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augustine. Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion.
Clement of Alexandria and His Use of Philo in the Stromateis
Author | : A. W. van den Hoek |
Publsiher | : Brill Archive |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004087567 |
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Jews in the Hellenistic World Volume 1 Part 2
Author | : Ronald Williamson |
Publsiher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1989-05-18 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521315484 |
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An extremely important Jewish writer and thinker of the first century AD, Philo of Alexandria exercised through his ideas and language a lasting influence on the development and growth of Christianity in the New Testament period and later. This book provides an introduction to the major themes and ideas in the religious and philosophical thinking of Philo and outlines the importance of his thought by means of introductory treatments and sections of freshly translated text and commentary. Dr Williamson illustrates in his work the place and significance of Philo within Judaism and as part of the background to Christianity, and so provides a valuable resource for scholars and students in this area of study.
Judaism and the Early Christian Mind
Author | : Robert L. Wilken |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2004-09-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781592449125 |
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Unlike most studies of the thought of the early Church, which have concentrated on the Christian encounter with Hellenism, this investigation of the writings of Cyril of Alexandria reveals the crucial influence of the polemical conflicts with Judaism voiced by the early fathers. After tracing the relationships between Christians and Jews during the first four centuries A.D., Mr. Wilken demonstrates how Cyril's exegetical writings - two-thirds of the extant corpus - grew directly out of his polemical positions. He then discusses the influence of such thinking on Cyril's christology and on his controversy with Nestorius, the bishop of Constantinople during the early fifth century. His concluding analysis of the larger problem of Christian attitudes toward the Jews concentrates on the difficulties raised by the Christians' inability to understand Judaism as anything other than an inferior foreshadowing of Christianity.
Christian Origins and Hellenistic Judaism
Author | : Stanley E. Porter,Andrew Pitts |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 2012-10-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004234765 |
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In Christian Origins and Hellenistic Judaism, Stanley E. Porter and Andrew W. Pitts assemble an international team of scholars whose work has focused on reconstructing the social matrix for earliest Christianity through reference to Hellenistic Judaism and its literary forms.