Philo’s and Ambrose’s Explanation of the Dreams in Gn 37-47
The dreams of the patriarch Joseph (Gen 37), the dreams of the butler and the baker (Gen 40) and the dreams of Pharaoh (Gen 41) are significant dream examples in the Josephnarrative. The Jewish exegesis of these dreams by Philo of Alexandria and the Early Christian exegesis of these dreams by Ambros...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Dehoniane
2022
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| In: |
Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2022, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 221-244 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ambrose Saint, Bishop of Milan 339-397
/ Exegesis
/ Christianity
/ Judaism
/ Bible. Genesis 37
/ Bible. Genesis 40
/ Bible. Genesis 41
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Summary: | The dreams of the patriarch Joseph (Gen 37), the dreams of the butler and the baker (Gen 40) and the dreams of Pharaoh (Gen 41) are significant dream examples in the Josephnarrative. The Jewish exegesis of these dreams by Philo of Alexandria and the Early Christian exegesis of these dreams by Ambrose of Milan (337-397) will be discussed here. Next, we want to investigate whether Philo’s exegesis of the dreams influenced Ambrose’s exegesis or whether this is unlikely. Although we know that Philo influenced Ambrose far and wide, his influence on the interpretation of the dreams in the Joseph story seems to have been slight. Further investigation reveals that Ambrose relied on Origen for his exegesis of these dreams. As for the scholarly investigation of the latter, a complicating factor is that Origen’s exegesis of Genesis is only partially left. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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