Philo of Alexandria, On cultivation / introduction, translation, and commentary by Albert C. Geljon, David T. Runia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Place of the Treatise in the Philonic Corpus; 2. The Genre of the Treatise; 3. The Exegetical Structure of the Treatise; 4. The Use of the Bible; 5. The Main Themes of the Treatise; 6. The Intellectual Sitz im Leben; 7. The Nachleben of the Treatise; 8. The Text of the Treatise; 9. Status Quaestionis: Previous Scholarship on the Treatise; 10. Some Notes on the Method Used in the Translation and the Commentary

TRANSLATION: PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA ON CULTIVATIONPart One: Noah As Cultivator (1-123); Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator (124-181); Notes to the Text and Translation; COMMENTARY; Title of the Work; Part One: Noah As Cultivator (1-123); I. First Distinction between Cultivator and Worker of the Earth (1-25); a. Citation and Literal Interpretation: The Skill of the Cultivator (1-7); b. Allegorical Interpretation: The Cultivation of the Soul (8-11); c. Limitations of the Merely Theoretical Sciences (12-16); d. The Skill of Cultivating: The Soul Announces Its Programme (17-19)

E. Comparison of Noah with Cain, the Worker of the Earth (20-25)II. Second Distinction between Shepherd and Cattle-Feeder (26-66); a. Introducing Another Distinction (26-29); b. Explanation of the Distinction in Allegorical Terms (30-40); c. Scriptural Evidence: Jacob and Moses As Shepherds (41-43); d. Moses' Prayer on Behalf of the Soul (44-48); e. God As the Good Shepherd (49-54); f. Proof That God's Disciples Practise the Science of Shepherding (55-63); g. Objection to the Allegorical Exegesis Answered (64-66); III. Third Distinction between Horseman and Rider (67-123)

A. Introducing a Third Distinction (67-71)b. The Same Distinction Explained Allegorically (72-78); c. The Fall of Horse and Rider Celebrated (79-83); d. No Horse-Feeder As Ruler (84-93); e. The Serpent of Moses and the Serpent of Eve (94-105); f. The Fall of the Horseman (106-123); Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator; I. Making the Right Beginning (124-145); a. Introduction: The Importance of Beginning and End (124-126); b. Cain's Error in Not Distinguishing Correctly (127-130); c. Allegorization of a Dietary Prescription Involving Division (131-135)

D. Examples of Excessive Divisions (136-141)e. Sophists Compared with Pigs (142-145); II. Making Progress on the Path to Perfection (146-168); a. Introduction of New Biblical Text on Military Service (146-148); b. Rejection of the Literal Meaning (149-156); c. Allegorical Interpretation: Progressing towards Excellence (157-168); III. A Successful End (169-181); a. Giving Honour to God the Cause of Good Ends (169-173); b. When Advancing Avoid Deliberate Transgressions (174-180); c. Conclusion: Noah Begins but Does Not Reach the Goal (181); Bibliography

From antiquity to the present day Philo of Alexandria has been famous for his allegorical treatises on Genesis. This is the first translation and commentary on an allegorical work in the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series.

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