On cultivation /
Philo, of Alexandria,
On cultivation / Philo of Alexandria ; introduction, translation and commentary by Albert C. Geljon, David T. Runia. - 1 online resource (xii, 312 pages). - - Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; volume 4 . - Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / Translation: Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation / Title of the Work / Part One: Noah As Cultivator (ยงยง1-123) / Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator / Bibliography / Indices / Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.
From antiquity to the present day Philo of Alexandria has been famous for his allegorical treatises on Genesis. This is the first translation and commentary on an allegorical work in the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series. The Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria has long been famous for his allegorical treatises on the Greek Bible. The present volume contains the first translation and commentary in English on his treatise De agricultura (On cultivation), which gives an elaborate allegorical interpretation of Genesis 9:20. Noah's role as a cultivator is analysed in terms of the ethical and spiritual quest of the soul making progress towards its goal. The translation renders Philo's baroque Greek into readable modern English. The commentary pays particular attention to the treatise's structure, its biblical basis and its exegetical and philosophical contents. The volume will be valuable for the insights it gives into an unusual but highly influential method of biblical interpretation.
9789004243040 9004243046 1283854813 9781283854818 9789004243033 9004243038
416731 MIL
Philo, of Alexandria. De agricultura.
Bible.--Genesis, IX--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
De agricultura (Philo, of Alexandria)
Philosophy, Ancient.
Philosophie ancienne.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Philosophy, Ancient
B689 .D42 E5 2013
222.11068
On cultivation / Philo of Alexandria ; introduction, translation and commentary by Albert C. Geljon, David T. Runia. - 1 online resource (xii, 312 pages). - - Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; volume 4 . - Philo of Alexandria commentary series ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material / Introduction / Translation: Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation / Title of the Work / Part One: Noah As Cultivator (ยงยง1-123) / Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator / Bibliography / Indices / Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.
From antiquity to the present day Philo of Alexandria has been famous for his allegorical treatises on Genesis. This is the first translation and commentary on an allegorical work in the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series. The Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria has long been famous for his allegorical treatises on the Greek Bible. The present volume contains the first translation and commentary in English on his treatise De agricultura (On cultivation), which gives an elaborate allegorical interpretation of Genesis 9:20. Noah's role as a cultivator is analysed in terms of the ethical and spiritual quest of the soul making progress towards its goal. The translation renders Philo's baroque Greek into readable modern English. The commentary pays particular attention to the treatise's structure, its biblical basis and its exegetical and philosophical contents. The volume will be valuable for the insights it gives into an unusual but highly influential method of biblical interpretation.
9789004243040 9004243046 1283854813 9781283854818 9789004243033 9004243038
416731 MIL
Philo, of Alexandria. De agricultura.
Bible.--Genesis, IX--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.
De agricultura (Philo, of Alexandria)
Philosophy, Ancient.
Philosophie ancienne.
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
Philosophy, Ancient
B689 .D42 E5 2013
222.11068