An Essence-Energy Distinction in Philo as the Basis for the Language of Deification
This article advances a new interpretation of Philo of Alexandria’s ‘deification’ of Moses. Though previous scholarship has provided a variety of explanations for how the Jewish writer was able to extend the name ‘God’ to Moses, the present study attempts to improve upon earlier theories by rooting...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 551-571 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
/ God
/ Transcendence
/ Immanence
/ Moses
/ Apotheosis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism NBC Doctrine of God NBE Anthropology |
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