On Cultivation. Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.

Philo Alexandrinus (Philon von Alexandrien/Philo of Alexandria) (auth.); Geljon, Albert C.; Runia, David Theunis (comm.)

ISBN 10: 9004243038 / ISBN 13: 9789004243033

Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden & Boston, 2013., 2012

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Large octavo (245 x 165 mm), publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, XXII, 312 pp., with a manuscript dedication of the editor Runia to the dutch scholar P. W. van der Horst (signed with Runia's call name "Douwe"), a well preserved copy. [PACS - Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series; 4]. - ISBN: 9789004243033. - [00B | SOD | oR ] 680 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Cultivation. Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Albert C. Geljon and David T. Runia.
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden & Boston, 2013.
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004243038
• ISBN 13: 9789004243033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 680 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria has long been famous for his allegorical treatises on the Greek Bible. The present volume contains the first translation and commentary in English on his treatise De agricultura (On cultivation), which gives an elaborate allegorical interpretation of Genesis 9:20. Noah’s role as a cultivator is analysed in terms of the ethical and spiritual quest of the soul making progress towards its goal. The translation renders Philo’s baroque Greek into readable modern English. The commentary pays particular attention to the treatise’s structure, its biblical basis and its exegetical and philosophical contents. The volume will be valuable for the insights it gives into an unusual but highly influential method of biblical interpretation.

About the Author

Albert C. Geljon teaches classical languages at the Christelijk Gymnasium in Utrecht, The Netherlands

David T. Runia is Master of Queen’s College and Professorial Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia.