REPETITION AND INTENTION: GRAMMAR AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE EXEGESIS OF PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA

The following pages are a contribution toward our understanding of the interaction of exegetical sensitivity and philosophical commitment in the writings of Philo of Alexandria.¹ Through the focus on the conjunction between a specific interpretative problem that confronts Philo and his recourse to v...

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1. VerfasserIn: Satran, David 1952- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brown Univ. 2021
In: The studia Philonica annual
Jahr: 2021, Band: 33, Seiten: 109-124
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Zusammenfassung:The following pages are a contribution toward our understanding of the interaction of exegetical sensitivity and philosophical commitment in the writings of Philo of Alexandria.¹ Through the focus on the conjunction between a specific interpretative problem that confronts Philo and his recourse to varied aspects of Greco-Roman teaching, it might be possible to look afresh at a classic dilemma: does Philo’s commitment to the details and intricacies of the biblical text determine his philosophical stance or does a philosophical allegiance guide his reading of Scripture? Neither the exegetical issue under examination in this paper—the problem of repetition or redundancy...
ISSN:1052-4533
Enthält:Enthalten in: The studia Philonica annual
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv256d6br.8