Wednesday, August 03, 2005

14th World Congress of Jewish Studies

The 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies is just now taking place in Jerusalem (July 31-August 4). I am not lucky enough to be a participant, but I would have loved to.
There was a session on Philo this very Monday, called simply Philo of Alexandria:

355 Philo of Alexandria
Chairperson: Daniel Maoz
Monday (1 Aug 2005) 15:00 - 17:00 Room: 2717
Naomi G. Cohen (E)
Proverbs 8:22-23 in Philo and in Gen. Rabbah
Yochanan Cohen-Yashar (H)
The Meaning of the Word Ether in the Works of Philo Alexandrinus: The
Cosmological Background of Biblical Exegesis

Arkady Kovelman (E)
Jer. 9:22-23 in Philo and Paul
Mireille Hadas-Lebel (H)
Philo's Universalistic Interpretation of Biblical Laws
Katell Berthelot (E)
Philo of Alexandria and the Conquest of Canaan

If any of you who reads this attended this session, please give some comments on it the comments field below.

Have a nice day!

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