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304 part two<br />

20448. R.Hoppe,‘GerechtigkeitbeiMatthäusund<strong>Philo</strong>,’inR.Kampling<br />

(ed.), „DiesistdasBuch...“.DasMatthäusevangelium.Interpretation—Rezeption—Rezeptionsgeschichte.<br />

FS Frankemölle (Paderborn<br />

2004) 141–155.<br />

The New Testament scholar Hoppe analyses the term δικαισνη against the<br />

philosophical horizon <strong>of</strong> ancient ethical teachings. Already in Plato δικαισνη<br />

reflects more than the natural order: ultimately it is established in an anthropological/theological<br />

sense. Due to a number <strong>of</strong> texts dealing with God’s δικαισνη<br />

the subject is fundamental in the writings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Philo</strong>, who emphasizes that<br />

it has its origin in God. It is seen as a gift <strong>of</strong> God to humanity <strong>and</strong> is connected<br />

with the order <strong>of</strong> the creation <strong>and</strong> the Torah. It plays an important part in the<br />

virtues which are incorporated from the Greek tradition <strong>and</strong> encourages human<br />

beings to be self-sufficient <strong>and</strong> free <strong>of</strong> acquisitiveness. This liberates them from<br />

the troubles <strong>of</strong> the world <strong>and</strong> empowers judgment. The true wise man represents<br />

himself as a doer <strong>of</strong> justice in his practical experience. Although Matthew <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Philo</strong> are not directly connected, both show in their use <strong>of</strong> the term δικαισνη<br />

the close relationship between the milieus <strong>of</strong> Judaism in Palestine, Hellenistic<br />

Judaism <strong>and</strong> the world <strong>of</strong> the first Christians. (GS)<br />

20449. P.W.v<strong>and</strong>erHorst,‘<strong>Philo</strong>’sIn Flaccum <strong>and</strong> the Book <strong>of</strong><br />

Acts,’ in R. Deines <strong>and</strong> K.-W. Niebuhr (edd.), <strong>Philo</strong> und das Neue<br />

Testament: Wechselseitige Wahrnehmungen. 1. Internationales Symposium<br />

zum Corpus Judaeo-Hellenisticum Novi Testamenti (Eisenach/Jena, Mai<br />

2003), Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 172<br />

(Tübingen 2004) 95–105.<br />

The Jewish puppet king Agrippa I plays a role in both the book <strong>of</strong> Acts <strong>and</strong><br />

in Flacc.,themajordifferencebeingthatinthework<strong>of</strong>Lukethiskingisa<br />

εμάς, a persecutor <strong>of</strong> the earliest Christian community, while in <strong>Philo</strong>’s<br />

work he is the opposite: he intervenes on behalf <strong>of</strong> the persecuted Jews in<br />

<strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>ria</strong>. It is as if Luke had read Flacc. <strong>and</strong> reverses the roles. Parallels<br />

between Acts <strong>and</strong> Flacc. further include the matter <strong>of</strong> names <strong>of</strong> synagogues (Acts<br />

6:9; Flacc. 53); the details <strong>of</strong> the sea voyages <strong>of</strong> Agrippa <strong>and</strong> Flaccus (Flacc.<br />

26, 152–156) <strong>and</strong> the one by the apostle Paul (Acts 27–28); the location <strong>of</strong><br />

synagogues in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> water (Flacc. 122; Acts 16:13) etc. (DTR; based on<br />

author’s summary)<br />

20450. P. W. van der Horst, ‘<strong>Philo</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Rabbis on Genesis:<br />

Similar Questions, Different Answers,’ in A. Volgers <strong>and</strong> C. Zamagni<br />

(edd.), Eratapokriseis. Early Christian Question-<strong>and</strong>-Answer Literature in<br />

Context, Biblical Exegesis <strong>and</strong> Theology 37 (Leuven 2004) 55–70.<br />

This paper was delivered as part <strong>of</strong> a Colloquium on early Christian use <strong>of</strong><br />

Question-<strong>and</strong>-answer literature held in Utrecht, The Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, in October

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