ISBN:
9789004243040
,
9789004243033
,
9004243038
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource ( 312 S. )
,
ill., music.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Year of publication:
2013
Series Statement:
Philo of Alexandria commentary series v. 4
Series Statement:
Brill online books and journals: E-books
Uniform Title:
De agricultura 〈English〉
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Philo of Alexandria: On Cultivation: Introduction, Translation and Commentary
DDC:
222.11068
Keywords:
Philo
;
Bible Early works to 1800
;
Allegorical interpretations
;
Bible Early works to 1800 Allegorical interpretations
;
Agriculture Early works to 1800
;
Philosophy, Ancient
;
Agriculture Early works to 1800
Abstract:
Preliminary Material /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Introduction /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Translation: Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Title of the Work /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Part One: Noah As Cultivator (§§1–123) /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Bibliography /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia -- Indices /Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1163/9789004243040
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