Philo in Early Christian Literature, Volume 3: A Survey

by David T. Runia

Overview

It is a remarkable fact that the writings of Philo, the Jew from Alexandria, were preserved because they were taken up in the Christian tradition. But the story of how this process of reception and appropriation took place has never been systematically research.

In this book the author first examines how Philo's works are related to the New Testament and the earliest Chritian writing, and then how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers up to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augstine.

Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800628284
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	10/01/1993
Series:	Compendia Rerum Judaicarum ad Novum Testamentum , #3
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.06(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

David T. Runia is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Leiden, and also C. J. de Vogel Professor Extraordinarius in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Utrecht.

Editorial Reviews

Explores how Christians appropriated and preserved the writings of a first-century Jew from Alexandria. Runia (ancient and medieval philosophy, U. of Leiden and U.of Utrecht) examines how Philo's work relates to the New Testament and the earliest Christian writings, and how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers until the end of the fourth century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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