Philo and the Septuagint
Philo and the Septuagint
This chapter deals with the fundamental place of the LXX in the writings of Philo of Alexandria, with particular attention to the treatment of the LXX text in the following: (1) the Questions and Answers on Genesis and Exodus; (2) the Allegorical Commentary; (3) the Exposition of the Law; (4) the Life of Moses Books 1-2. It also discusses questions of Philo’s citation practice; terminology applied to Jewish sacred books; the transmission history of Philo’s scriptural citations; his presentation of the translation of the books of Moses on the island of Pharos (Mos. 2.25-44); his use of etymologies; and his knowledge of Hebrew.
Alexandria, Allegory, Etymology, Fragments, Greek torah, Moses, Philo, Scriptural citations, The lxx text, Transmission history
405-419
Pearce, Sarah
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10 February 2021
Pearce, Sarah
802b7bad-e19e-473b-950b-5102629d3927
Pearce, Sarah
(2021)
Philo and the Septuagint.
In,
Salvesen, Alison G. and Law, T.M.
(eds.)
The Oxford Handbook of the Septuagint.
Oxford, UK.
Oxford University Press, .
(doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199665716.001.0001).
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This chapter deals with the fundamental place of the LXX in the writings of Philo of Alexandria, with particular attention to the treatment of the LXX text in the following: (1) the Questions and Answers on Genesis and Exodus; (2) the Allegorical Commentary; (3) the Exposition of the Law; (4) the Life of Moses Books 1-2. It also discusses questions of Philo’s citation practice; terminology applied to Jewish sacred books; the transmission history of Philo’s scriptural citations; his presentation of the translation of the books of Moses on the island of Pharos (Mos. 2.25-44); his use of etymologies; and his knowledge of Hebrew.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2021
Published date: 10 February 2021
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Alexandria, Allegory, Etymology, Fragments, Greek torah, Moses, Philo, Scriptural citations, The lxx text, Transmission history
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Alison G. Salvesen
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T.M. Law
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