Philo in Early Christian Literature, Volume 3: A Survey

It is a remarkable fact that the writings of Philo, the Jew from Alexandria, were preserved because they were taken up in the Christian tradition. But the story of how this process of reception and appropriation took place has never been systematically research. In this book the author first examines how Philo's works are related to the New Testament and the earliest Chritian writing, and then how they were used by Greek and Latin church fathers up to 400 c.e., with special attention to the contributions of Clement, Origen, Didymus, Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose, and Augstine. Philo in Early Christian Literature is a valuable guide to the state of scholarly research on a subject that has thus far been investigated in a rather piecemeal fashion.

Author: David T. Runia
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 10/01/1993
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.35w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780800628284

About the Author
Runia, David T.: -

David T. Runia is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at the University of Leiden, and also C. J. de Vogel Professor Extraordinarius in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Utrecht.

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