Philo of Alexandria's Views of the Physical World
2011
Mohr Siebeck (Hersteller)
9783161518096 (ISBN)
Mohr Siebeck (Hersteller)
9783161518096 (ISBN)
Philo von Alexandrien verbindet die biblische Interpretation und die griechisch-römische Kosmologie in einer scheinbar gegensätzlichen Art und Weise. Charles A. Anderson untersucht sechs Schlüsselbegriffe für Philo, einschließlich Kosmos, Physis (und Naturgesetz), und erörtert, daß seine Gegensätzlichkeit am besten perspektivisch verstanden werden kann.
Philo of Alexandria fuses biblical interpretation and Greco-Roman cosmology in seemingly contradictory fashion: the physical world is sometimes God's enemy, but elsewhere his son and greatest work. Charles A. Anderson examines six key cosmological terms for Philo, including kosmos, physis (and natural law), and argues that his ambivalence is best understood perspectivally. The 'lower' perspective views the world positively, as a means of knowing and becoming like God, while the 'higher' perspective sees it negatively, as an obstacle to true communion with God. Philo is ultimately a cosmological pessimist and thus diverges surprisingly from the main lines of both Scripture and Platonism. This book will be of interest to students of ancient Judaism, ancient philosophy, biblical cosmology, and all who reflect on how Jewish-Christian sacred texts can influence contemporary environmental discourse.
Philo of Alexandria fuses biblical interpretation and Greco-Roman cosmology in seemingly contradictory fashion: the physical world is sometimes God's enemy, but elsewhere his son and greatest work. Charles A. Anderson examines six key cosmological terms for Philo, including kosmos, physis (and natural law), and argues that his ambivalence is best understood perspectivally. The 'lower' perspective views the world positively, as a means of knowing and becoming like God, while the 'higher' perspective sees it negatively, as an obstacle to true communion with God. Philo is ultimately a cosmological pessimist and thus diverges surprisingly from the main lines of both Scripture and Platonism. This book will be of interest to students of ancient Judaism, ancient philosophy, biblical cosmology, and all who reflect on how Jewish-Christian sacred texts can influence contemporary environmental discourse.
Born 1975; MDiv Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL, USA); 2009 PhD, University of Cambridge; since 2007 lecturer in New Testament and biblical languages at Oak Hill Theological College (London, England).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.8.2011 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe |
| Verlagsort | Tübingen |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| Schlagworte | Greco-Roman cosmology • Philo of Alexandria • Platonism |
| ISBN-13 | 9783161518096 / 9783161518096 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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