Introduction

Courtney J.P. Friesen; David Lincicum; David T. Runia

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198836223.003.0001

Introduction

Courtney J.P. Friesen, David Lincicum, David T. Runia

Religious Studies and Classics

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Abstract

The present volume, the first to give a comprehensive account of its subject, sets out to delineate the ways in which knowledge about Philo, his writings, and his thought was obtained, utilized, studied, and discussed over a period of nearly two millennia. It is for the most part a diachronic narrative, starting in Philo’s own world of the early Empire and moving through the centuries up to contemporary scholarship. This introduction frames the project of the book as a whole, indicates how the book approaches the topic of reception, and surveys the individual chapters that follow.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Reception of Philo of Alexandria
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191873508
ISBN (Print)	9780198836223
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198836223.003.0001
State	Published - Jan 1 2025

Keywords

History of Christianity
History of Judaism
History of philosophy
Philo of Alexandria
Reception history
Reception of Philo of Alexandria

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General Arts and Humanities

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