TY  - GEN
T1  - Philo of Alexandria, On the life of Abraham : introduction, translation, and commentary
T2  - Philo of Alexandria commentary series ;
A2  - Birnbaum, Ellen
A2  - Dillon, John M.
A2  - Philo, of Alexandria
LA  - English
LA  - Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
PP  - Leiden ; Boston
PB  - Brill
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1145446797
AB  - "On the Life of Abraham displays Philo's philosophical, exegetical, and literary genius at its best. Philo begins by introducing the biblical figures Enos, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as unwritten laws. Then, interweaving literal, ethical, and allegorical interpretations, Philo presents the life and achievements of Abraham, founder of the Jewish nation, in the form of a Greco-Roman bios, or biography. Ellen Birnbaum and John Dillon explain why and how this work is important within the context of Philo's own oeuvre, early Jewish and Christian exegesis, and ancient philosophy. They also offer a new English translation and detailed analyses, in which they elucidate the meaning of Philo's thought, including his perplexing notion that Israel's ancestors were laws in themselves"--
OP  - 492
CN  - B689.Z7 P463 2021
SN  - 9789004423640
SN  - 9004423648
SN  - 9789004423633
SN  - 900442363X
KW  - Philo, : of Alexandria.
KW  - Philo, : of Alexandria. : De Abrahamo.
KW  - Abraham : (Biblical patriarch)
KW  - Bible. : Genesis : Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - Philo, : of Alexandria
KW  - Bible. : Genesis
KW  - De Abrahamo (Philo, of Alexandria)
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - Biographies.
ER  -