| God's Acting, Man's Acting: Tradition and Philosophy in Philo of Alexandria Contributor(s): Calabi, Francesca (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004162704 ISBN-13: 9789004162709 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $202.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: The topic tackled in this book is Philo's account of the complex, double-sided nature of God's acting - the two-sided coin of God as transcendent yet immanent, unknowable yet revealed, immobile yet creating - and also the two sides of acting in humans - who, in an attempt to imitate God, both contemplate and produce. In both contexts, divine and human, Philo considers that it would not be proper to give precedence to either side - the result would be barren. God's acting and man's acting are at the same time both speculative and practical, and it is precisely out of this co-presence that the order of the world unfolds. Philo considers this two-sided condition as a source of complexity and fertility. Francesca Calabi argues that, far from being an irresolvable contradiction, Philo's two-fold vision is the key to understanding his works. It constitutes a richness that rejects reduction to apparently incompatible forms and aspects. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Philosophy | Eastern - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 181.06 |
| LCCN: 2007043549 |
| Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (1.40 lbs) 265 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish |