Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life: Introduction, Translation and Commentary - Rilegato

Taylor, Joan E.; Hay, David M.

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ISBN 10: 9004438149 ISBN 13: 9789004438149

Casa editrice: Brill, NV Koninklijke, 2020

Riassunto

De Vita Contemplativa is known for its depiction of a philosophical group of Jewish men and women known as the ‘Therapeutae’. This commentary sets the treatise in its historical context and explores Philo’s aims in depicting them as he did.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Joan E. Taylor, Ph. D. (1990), is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King’s College London. Among many books and articles, she is author of The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea (OUP, 2013). David M. Hay, Ph. D. (1965), was Joseph E. McCabe Professor of Religion at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He authored and edited many works, especially on Paul and Philo, and was a founding member of the Studia Philonica Annual.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Brill, NV Koninklijke
• Data di pubblicazione: 2020
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9004438149
• ISBN 13: 9789004438149
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 460
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