Towards a Chronology of Philo’s Works

This study intends to elucidate the chronology of Philo’s writing using both the intertextual and external evidence. Given the scarcity of information on Philo’s life at our disposal, both relative and absolute chronology need to be parallelly assessed. The study proceeds by the analysis of two case...

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Autor principal: Léonas, Alexis 1968- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: 2025
Em: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Ano: 2025, Volume: 56, Número: 2, Páginas: 161-192
Outras palavras-chave:B Tiberius Julius Alexander
B Philo of Alexandria
B De numeris
B De somniis
B Alexandria
B Chronology
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Resumo:This study intends to elucidate the chronology of Philo’s writing using both the intertextual and external evidence. Given the scarcity of information on Philo’s life at our disposal, both relative and absolute chronology need to be parallelly assessed. The study proceeds by the analysis of two cases which provide somewhat clearer evidence. The lost treatise on numbers is frequently quoted in Philo’s other works, allowing for the suggestion of a relative chronology. The two books of De somniis contain both allusions to contemporary historical realities and references to other treatises. The analysis of this data can be combined with other evidence at our disposal leading up to the crucial question of the relative chronology of the Allegorical Interpretation and the Exposition of the Law series.
ISSN:1570-0631
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700631-bja10101