One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 2)

One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 2)

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Book Description
This book studies the influence of Hellenism and Greco-Roman philosophy on Philo of Alexandria's view of the Mosaic law. In particular, the book examines how Philo integrated Greco-Roman conceptions of law, such as Unwritten Law, the Law of Nature, and the "Living Law," into his understanding of the Mosaic law of the Jews and the lives of the Patriarchs. Philo transformed Greco-Roman law and shaped it into something peculiar to a Jewish understanding of the cosmos and its creation by one God. Martens examines Philo's creativity in adapting Greco-Roman law to create something new in the annals of philosophy and the apologetic purposes his new philosophy served for Judaism.

About the Author
John W. Martens, Ph.D. (1991) in Religious Studies, McMaster University, is Assistant professor of Theology at University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. His most recent publication is The End of the World: The Apocalyptic Imagination in Film and Television (Winnipeg, 2003).

One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Ancient Mediterranean and Medieval Texts and Contexts, 2),John W. Martens,Brill Academic Publishers,0391041908,History,Interior Design - General,Jewish law,Judaism - History,Judaism - Sacred Writings,Law, Greek,Philo,,Philosophy,Religion,Religion - Judaism,Roman law,Theology,of Alexandria

Book Contents:

1. Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia: The Poetry of Ad-Dindan : A Bedouin Bard in Southern Najd (Studies in Arabic Literature, Vol 17)
2. Pan-Islamism: Indian Muslims, the Ottomans and Britain (1877-1924) (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage - Politics, Society and Economy , No 12)
3. Paul's Glory-Christology: Tradition and Rhetoric (Supplements to Novum Testamentum)
4. Pelagonius and Latin Veterinary Terminology in the Roman Empire (Studies in Ancient Medicine, Vol 11)
5. Philo and the Church Fathers: A Collection of Papers (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, Vol 32)
6. Preventive Strategies on Suicide (Advances in Suicidology)
7. Prophets and Prophecy in the Ancient Near East (Writings from the Ancient World)
8. Qusta Ibn Luqa's Medical Regime for the Pilgrims to Mecca: The Risala Fi Tadbir Safar Al-Hajj (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
9. Religion and Time (Studies in the History of Religions)
10. Sagas, Saints and Settlements (The Northern World, 11)

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