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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Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brown Univ.
2021
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The studia Philonica annual
Année: 2021, Volume: 33, Pages: 109-124 |
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Résumé: | 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... |
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ISSN: | 1052-4533 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: The studia Philonica annual
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/j.ctv256d6br.8 |