Had the Works of Philo Been Newly Discovered
The voluminous works of Philo have been known for so long; their existence is taken for granted. But imagine the headlines had this first-century Jew's commentaries on the Pentateuch, his declamatory books, and his dialogues appeared unexpectedly, even mysteriously, from some dry corner of Alex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Press
1994
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1994, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 86-97 |
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| Summary: | The voluminous works of Philo have been known for so long; their existence is taken for granted. But imagine the headlines had this first-century Jew's commentaries on the Pentateuch, his declamatory books, and his dialogues appeared unexpectedly, even mysteriously, from some dry corner of Alexandria! Though the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Codices has eclipsed scholarly interest in Philo, renewed devotion to Philonic studies will be required for the advancement of scholarship on Early Judaism and Christianity. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210386 |