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New Blackfriars > 101 > 1092 > 182 - 195
The article argues that philosophers of religion and theologians should pay less attention to the so‐called ‘classical attributes’ of God and more attention to the neglected, but venerable, tradition of the divine names. Grounded in Scripture, these reflections are predicated on the doctrine of Creation, and what it is for human beings as creatures to speak of their Creator. The article demonstrates...
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Reviews in Religion & Theology > 24 > 1 > 6 - 15
Reading Philo: A Handbook to Philo of Alexandria, Torrey Seland (ed.), Eerdmans, 2014 (ISBN 978–0–8028‐7069‐8), xvi + 345 pp., pb $45
Philo of Alexandria, Jean Daniélou, translated by James G. Colbert, James Clark, 2014 (ISBN 978–0–227‐17449‐4), xvii + 184 pp., pb £23
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The relation of philosophy to theology is notoriously ambiguous. Reading Philo of Alexandria is a case in point. Understanding...
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Konštantínove listy > 2017 > 10 > 2 > 3 – 14
The author seeks an explanation for the genesis of onto-theology ascribed to Aristotle’s “first philosophy”, and points to Philo of Alexandria, who explicitly refers Aristotle’s formula to on hē on (Being as Being) directly to the God of the Bible. Moreover, the discovery is that the use of such a formula demonstrates Philo’s inspiration by the Book Kappa of the Metaphysics. The author argues that...
