Philo of Alexandria's views of the physical world / [manuscript] /
Charles A. Anderson.
- T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, c2011.
- xii, 299 p. ; 24 cm.
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. II ; 309 .
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament., 2. Reihe ; 309. .
Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cambridge, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-255) and indexes. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The problem of Philo's ambivalence about the physical world -- The context for Philo's ambivalence toward the physical world -- Philo's negative terminology for the physical world : [ousia, hyl e, genesis, gen etos] -- Philo's positive terminology for the physical world : [kosmos] -- Philo's positive terminology for the physical world : [physis] part 1 -- Philo's positive terminology for the physical world : [physis] part 2 -- Higher and lower approaches to God -- The ambiguity of the physical world : a multiperspectival approach -- Conclusions.