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 God's Acting, Man's Acting: Tradition and Philosophy in Philo of Alexandria

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xiv)   (121K)
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    • Contents
    • Abbreviations
    • Introduction
  • Plato And The Bible. Ontology And Theology In Philo (1-16)   (109K)
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    • Theoretical Context
    • The Principle
    • Nous-Noesis-Noeton
  • Simplicity And Absence Of Qualities In God (17-38)   (171K)
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    • God'S Unchangeability
    • Deus 107110
    • Didaskalikos XII
    • Predicates And Properties
    • Bos'S Interpretation
    • Conclusion
  • Unknowability Of God (39-56)   (132K)
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    • Unknowability And Ineffability Of God
    • Unnameability Of God
    • "My Nature Is To Be, Not To Be Spoken"
    • Via Negationis, Via Eminentiae, Via Analogiae
    • Compatible Ways
  • The Dazzling Light: A Metaphor On The Unknowability Of God (57-70)   (100K)
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    • Dillon On Origen
    • The Sun Simile
    • Philo'S Reading Of The Sun Simile
    • The Intelligible Light
    • The Impossibility Of Seeing God
  • The Powers Of God. Seraphim, Cherubim And Powers In Philo Of Alexandria (71-110)   (244K)
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    • De Deo
    • Isaiah'S Vision
    • The Wings Of The Seraphim
    • The Image Of God
    • The Powers
    • Visions Of The Powers
    • Names Of God
    • Middle Platonism And The Rabbinic Tradition
    • Kneaded Measures
    • Seeing The Shadow
    • The 'Vision' Of God
    • Comparison With Parallel Passages
    • Conclusion
  • Roles And Figures Of Mediation (111-126)   (115K)
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    • Demonology In Philo
    • The Angels Of God And The Daughters Of Men
    • Angels And Daemons
    • Souls And Daemons
    • Mediating Roles
  • The Snake And The Horseman Pleasure And Sophrosyne In Philo Of Alexandria (127-152)   (175K)
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    • The Ambivalence Of The Snake
    • Intellect, Sensation And Pleasure
    • The Voice Of The Serpent
    • The Snake'S Legs
    • God'S Curse
    • The Poisonous Snakes And The Snake Of Bronze
    • Self-Mastery And Judgement
    • The Snake As Pleasure And As Self-Mastery
    • Conclusion
  • Happiness And Contemplation. The Contemplative Life (153-182)   (181K)
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    • God As A Model
    • Alternation Between Theoretical And Practical
    • Kinds Of Life
    • Exegesis And Contemplation
    • The Practical Life
    • Coessentiality Of Practical And Contemplative Activities
    • Solitude And Desolation
    • The Therapeutae
    • The Identity Of The Therapeutae
    • The Therapeutae As An Emblem Of Contemplative Life
  • Conclusion (183-184)   (44K)
  • Philo Of Alexandria And Ecphantus' Peri Basileias (185-216)   (215K)
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    • Treatises On Kingship
    • Possible Similarities Between Ecphantus And Philo
    • Homoiosis Theo
    • Order And Harmony: The Musical Analogy
    • Foreigners On This Earth
    • The Blinded Eagle
    • The Sacred "Aspect"
    • The King As A Model
    • Delatte'S Interpretation
    • Goodenough'S Interpretation
    • Imitation And Persuasion
    • Conclusion
  • Galen And Moses (217-232)   (125K)
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    • Moses And Epicurus
    • Galen'S Referent
    • The Will Of God
    • The Autonomy Of Nature
    • Divine Omnipotence
  • Bibliography (233-246)   (130K)
  • Index Of Ancient Authors And Texts (247-262)   (94K)
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    • 1. Philo
    • 2. Greek And Latin Authors And Texts
    • 3. Hebrew Bible/LXX
    • 4. Dead Sea Scrolls
    • 5. Pseudepigrapha
    • 6. Hellenistic Jewish Authors And Texts
    • 7. New Testament
    • 8. Early Christian
    • 9. Gnostic Texts
    • 10. Rabbinic
  • Index Of Modern Authors (263-265)   (36K)