Philo's contribution to religion

H. A. A. (Harry Angus Alexander) Kennedy

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PHILO'S CONTRIBUTION TO RELIGION PHILO'S CONTRIBUTION TO RELIGION BY H. A. A. D.Sc.KENNEDY, D.D., PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS, NEW EDINBURGHCOLLEGE, AUTHOR OF "ST. PAUL AND THE MYSTERY RELIGIONS" "ST. PAUL'S CONCEPTIONS OF THE LAST THINGS," ETC. HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO MCMXIX INSCRIBED WITH GRATITUDE TO THE MEMORY OF MY TWO GREAT TEACHERS S. H. BUTCHER AND A. B. DAVIDSON M605478 PREFACE ancient writer of such im-primary NO for the environment andportance of haspresuppositions early Christianity fallen tosuffered the which has theneglect lot of Philo. This is true both of British and continental I do not mean forscholarship. a moment to underrate such comprehensive and valuable works as the late Principal Philo 2 vols. :Drummond's (LondonJudaeus, Williams & and Dr.Norgate, 1888), Emile Br^hier's Les Idtes etPhilosophiques de Philon d'Alexandrie :Religieuses (Paris A. Picard et Fils, 1908). to be made theBut Philo deserves subject theof many special monographs. Possibly sheer of material has scared someprofusion No it seemsone,competent investigators. viii PREFACE to can to the back-me, attempt penetrate of Christian withoutground early thought the of Philo ofrealising unique significance Alexandria. And this is as true of thejust as of the theoretical of hispractical aspects achievement.

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• Philo

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 16
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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PHILO'S CONTRIBUTION TO
RELIGIONPHILO'S CONTRIBUTION
TO RELIGION
BY
H. A. A. D.Sc.KENNEDY, D.D.,
PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS,
NEW EDINBURGHCOLLEGE,
AUTHOR OF
"ST. PAUL AND THE MYSTERY RELIGIONS"
"ST. PAUL'S CONCEPTIONS OF THE LAST THINGS," ETC.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
MCMXIXINSCRIBED WITH GRATITUDE
TO THE MEMORY OF
MY TWO GREAT TEACHERS
S. H. BUTCHER
AND
A. B. DAVIDSON
M605478