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Philo's scriptures citations from the Prophets and Writings : evidence for a Haftarah cycle in Second Temple Judaism / by Cohen, Naomi G.

Subjects: “…Philo, of Alexandria.…”
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Mind, text, and commentary noetic exegesis in Origen of Alexandria, Didymus the Blind, and Evagrius Ponticus / by Stefaniw, Blossom

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The Gospel of John : more light from Philo, Paul and archaeology : the Scriptures, Tradition, Exposition, Settings, Meaning / by Borgen, Peder

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Jewish cult and Hellenistic culture essays on the Jewish encounter with Hellenism and Roman rule / by Collins, John Joseph, 1946-

Subjects: “…Philo, of Alexandria.…”
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Past renewals interpretative authority, renewed revelation, and the quest for perfection in Jewish antiquity / by Najman, Hindy

Table of Contents: “…-- Angels at Sinai: exegesis, theology and interpretive authority -- Towards a study of the uses of the concept of wilderness in ancient Judaism -- Between heaven and earth: liminal visions in 4 Ezra -- Philosophical contemplation and revelatory inspiration in ancient Judean traditions -- Reconsidering Jubilees: prophecy and exemplarity -- Cain and Abel as character traits: a study in the allegorical typology of Philo of Alexandria -- The quest for perfection in ancient Judaism -- How should we contextualize pseudepigrapha? …”
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The word is near you a study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish context / by Bekken, Per Jarle

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The challenge of Homer school, pagan poets and early Christianity / by Sandnes, Karl Olav, 1954-

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Exploring the scripturesque Jewish texts and their Christian contexts / by Kraft, Robert A.

Table of Contents: “…Tiberius Julius Alexander and the crisis in Alexandria according to Josephus.…”
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Interpreting the Bible and Aristotle in late antiquity the Alexandrian commentary tradition between Rome and Baghdad /

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Alexandria to Rome -- pt. 2. Alexandria to Baghdad.…”
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The Old Testament as authoritative Scripture in the early churches of the East

Table of Contents: “…Edward Walters -- Ephraem the Syrian and the authority of the Old Testament writings / Merja Merras -- Levitical paradigms for Christian bishops : the Old Testament influence on Origen of Alexandria / Bryan A. Stewart -- Leviticus between fifth-century Jerusalem and ninth-century Merv / Mark Elliott -- A tract for the interpretation of Hebrew words in Syriac / Jonathan Loopstra -- The Holy Spirit in Cyril of Alexandria's commentary on Isaiah / David Kneip -- A Christian Nineveh : Narsai's interpretation of Jonah for the church of the East / Robert A. …”
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'You are a priest forever' Second Temple Jewish messianism and the priestly christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews / by Mason, Eric Farrel

Table of Contents: “…Hebrews' presentation of Jesus as High Priest -- Jesus as 'pioneer' or 'forerunner' -- Jesus as 'Son' and 'Son of God' -- Jesus as 'priest' and 'high priest' -- Hebrews 1:1-14 -- Hebrews 2:5-18 -- Hebrews 4:14-5:10 -- Hebrews 7 -- Hebrews 8-10 -- Previous theories of the background of the motif -- Largely original to the author of Hebrews -- Dependent on early Christian theology and exegesis -- Dependent on gnostic mythology -- Dependent on the thought of Philo of Alexandria -- Messianic priest traditions in Second Temple Judaism -- Messianic expectations at qumran -- Identification of 'messianic' figures at Qumran -- Evolutionary development of messianic conceptions at Qumran -- The messianic priest in the qumran texts -- Rule of the community and Damascus document -- Rule of the congregation -- Rule of the blessings -- War scroll -- Forilegium (4Q174) and Catenaa (4Q177) -- Testimonia (4Q175) -- Other possible references to a messianic priest -- Antecedents to the Qumran expectations of a messianic priest -- Aramaic Levi document -- Jubilees -- Ttestament of Levi -- Significance of the Levi priestly tradition -- Angelomorphic christology Melchizedek traditions in Second Temple Judaism -- Melchizedek in the Hebrew Scriptures and the Septuagint -- Genesis 14:18-20 -- Psalm 110:4 -- Melchizedek in nonbiblical Second Temple Jewish literature -- Genesis apocryphon -- Jubilees -- Pseudo-eupolemus -- Philo of Alexandria -- Melchizedek in the texts of the Qumran community -- Songs of the Sabbath sacrifice -- Visions of Amram -- Melchizedek -- The priestly christology of Hebrews and Qumran traditions -- A narrative theology of Hebrews -- Comparison with Qumran traditions -- Hebrews and the priestly messianism of Qumran -- Hebrews and the Melchizedek traditions of Qumran.…”
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A case for mixed-audience with reference to the warning passages in the book of Hebrews by Thomas, C. Adrian, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Significance of the warning passages -- Statement of the problem -- Purpose of the study -- Need for the study -- Contribution of the study -- Limitations of the study -- Approach of the study -- A historical survey of the interpretation of the warning passages -- A history of their interpretation -- Leading up to the Reformation -- The Apostolic period -- The sub-Apostolic period -- A.D. 150-300 -- The influence of Hermas -- Montanists' reaction -- Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 140/150-220) -- Origen (A.D. 185-254) -- The Novatians -- A.D. 300-1500 -- Rejection of rigorism -- Chrysostom (A.D. 349-407) -- Ambrose (A.D. 333/334-397) -- Augustine (c. …”
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Rhetoric and theology figural reading of John 9 / by Wright, William M., IV

Table of Contents: “…Jo. 44 -- Comparing the reading strategies of Augustine and Martyn -- Implications and possibilities -- Four premodern interpretations of John 9 -- The value of premodern exegetes for New Testament studies -- John Chrysostom -- Chrysostom's homilies 56-59 on the Gospel of John in context -- Chrysostom on the place of John 9 within the Gospel -- Chrysostom on the internal dynamics of John 9 -- Chrysostom's theological interpretation of John 9 -- Cyril of Alexandria -- Cyril's commentary on the Gospel of John in context -- Cyril on the place of John 9 within the Gospel -- Cyril on the internal dynamics of John 9 -- Cyril's theological interpretation of John 9 -- Bruno of Segni -- Bruno's commentary on John in context -- Bruno on the place of John 9 within the Gospel -- Bruno on the internal dynamics of John 9 -- Bruno's theological interpretation of John 9 -- Thomas Aquinas -- Aquinas' lectures on John in context : exegesis in the medieval university -- Aquinas on the place of John 9 within the Gospel -- Aquinas on the internal dynamics of John 9 -- Aquinas' theological interpretation of John 9 -- Conclusions -- Figural argumentation in John 9 -- Elaborated chreia and symbolic expression in Greco-Roman literary composition -- Chreia composition and elaborated argument -- Greco-Roman symbolic literary composition -- The figural argument in John 9:1-41 -- John 9:1-7 -- John 9:8-12 -- John 9:13-17 -- John 9:18-23 -- John 9:24-34 -- John 9:35-38 -- John 9:39-41 -- Conclusion -- Narrative rhetoric, theology, and figural reading -- The narrative and rhetorical dimensions of John 9 -- The narrative dynamics of John 9 -- An integration of epideictic and forensic rhetoric -- The figural dynamic and John's theology -- The inseparability of form and content in John's theology -- The figural dynamic and the incarnation -- Reading John's figural dynamic -- Conclusion.…”
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