Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life: Introduction, Translation and Commentary: 7 (Philo of Alexandria Commentary) - Hardcover

Joan E. Taylor ; David M. Hay

9789004438149: Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life: Introduction, Translation and Commentary: 7 (Philo of Alexandria Commentary)

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De Vita Contemplativa is known for its depiction of a philosophical group of Jewish men and women known as the ‘Therapeutae’. This commentary sets the treatise in its historical context and explores Philo’s aims in depicting them as he did.

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About the Author

Joan E. Taylor, Ph. D. (1990), is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King’s College London. Among many books and articles, she is author of The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea (OUP, 2013). David M. Hay, Ph. D. (1965), was Joseph E. McCabe Professor of Religion at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He authored and edited many works, especially on Paul and Philo, and was a founding member of the Studia Philonica Annual.

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