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On the Life of Abraham displays Philo's philosophical, exegetical, and literary genius at its best. Philo begins by introducing the biblical figures Enos, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as unwritten laws. Then, interweaving literal, ethical, and allegorical interpretations, Philo presents the life and achievements of Abraham, founder of the Jewish nation, in the form of a Greco-Roman bios, or biography. Ellen Birnbaum and John Dillon explain why and how this work is important within the context of Philo's own oeuvre, early Jewish and Christian exegesis, and ancient philosophy. They also offer a new English translation and detailed analyses, in which they elucidate the meaning of Philo's thought, including his perplexing notion that Israel's ancestors were laws in themselves.
Contents
General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series
Gregory E. Sterling
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Place of the Treatise in Philo's Works
2 The Place of the Treatise in Philo's Life
3 Genre, Aims, and Audience
4 Structure, Content, and Exegetical Approaches
5 Use and Interpretation of the Bible
6 Major Themes
7 Intellectual and Cultural Influences
8 Previous Scholarship
9 Shared and Distinctive Features and Their Implications
10 Nachleben
11 The Text of the Treatise
12 Some Notes on the Method Used in the Translation and Commentary
Translation: Philo of Alexandria, De Abrahamo
Part One: Introduction, §§ 1-59
Part Two: The Life of Abraham, §§ 60-276
Notes to the Text and Translation
Commentary
Title of the Work
Part One: Introduction, §§ 1-59
A Prologue, §§ 1-6
B The First Triad, §§ 7-47
C The Second Triad
Part Two: The Life of Abraham
A The Piety of Abraham
B The Humanity of Abraham, §§ 208-261
C Conclusion, §§ 262-276
Bibliography
Index
