Philo of Alexandria - Books and Journals

critical studies 1999 127
In his treatise on dreams Philo uses a Stoic three-fold dream classification as
a framework. The aim of the article is to examine how this classification should
be located in relation to similar classifications in antiquity, such as is found in
Artemidorus, Macrobius and Calcidius. (DTR; based on author’s abstract)
9982. J.Ulrich,Euseb und die Juden: Studien zur Rolle der Juden in
der Theologie des Eusebius von Caesarea, Patristische Texte und Studien
149 (Berlin 1999), esp. 88–100.
In a lengthy excursus the author of this habilitation thesis (Erlangen 1997)
gives a detailed survey of the portrayal of Philo in the works of Eusebius.
Besides his relevance for Jewish historiography, the writings of the Alexandrian
author are cited at length in his Praeparatio evangelica and Historia ecclesiastica.
Philo is significant especially for his exegetical contribution and because of his
methodological approaches. Eusebius naturally underlines the Platonic doctrine
of the Logos, which he widely adopts. For the Christian reader the selection of
the citations suggest a Christian understanding of the doctrine about the ‘second
cause’. Finally, the ascetical living community of the Therapeutae is declared to
be a proto-Christian community. Nevertheless, it is important to note that for
Eusebius Philo always remains the highly esteemed ‘Hebrew’ and ‘Jew’ and is
not converted into a Christian himself. (GS)
9985. G. M. Vian, ‘L’escatologia nel giudaismo ellenistico,’ Annali di
Storia dell’Esegesi 16 (1999) 21–34.
After briefly presenting the conceptions of the after-life in early Judaism, the
author proceeds to show the features of eschatology in the different texts of
Hellenistic Judaism. Among the latter particular attention is given to the second
and fourth books of Maccabees, the book of Wisdom, other non-biblical books,
and finally Philo, who breaks with the dominant stream of Jewish eschatology.
(DTR; based on author’s abstract)
9986. M.Wolter,‘„Zeremonialgesetz“vs.„Sittengesetz“.EineSpurensuche,’
in S. Beyerle, G. Mayer and H. Strauß (edd.), Recht und
Ethos im Alten Testament: Gestalt und Wirkung. Festschrift für Horst Seebass
zum 65. Geburtstag (Neukirchen-Vluyn 1999) 339–356, esp. 350–
353.
The differentiation between ceremonial and moral law can not be derived
from Philo’s division of the Old Testament Law nor from Josephus, but belongs
to the context of anti-Jewish Christian apologetics, beginning with Justin. (DZ)