More on the SPhA 2006

Thanks to David T. Runia, I am now able to provide some more info about the contents of the most recent volume of the Studia Philonica Annual:

The editors of The Studia Philonica Annual are very pleased to announce the publication of Volume XVIII (2006). For the first time this volume is being published by SBL Publications (Atlanta). The Annual has been given an attractive new cover, showing a depiction of Ezra reading the Law from the Synagogue of Dura Europa.

We are convinced that this year’s volume will contain much material of interest to the Philonist and anyone working in the area of Hellenistic Judaism and its context in the ancient world. Through its bibliography, book reviews and other features it allows its readers to remain up to date on the latest developments in Philonic scholars. It is moreover attractively presented and priced.

We invite scholars to support our work by purchasing this volume.

Here are the publication details:
The Studia Philonica Annual. Studies in Hellenistic Judaism
Volume 18, 2006
David T. Runia and Gregory E. Sterling, editors
256 pages. ISBN 1-58983-253-1. Price $39.95 Cloth

Contents
Articles
Announcements; Steven Di Mattei, Moses’ Physiologia and the Meaning and Use of Physikôs in Philo of Alexandria’s Exegetical Method;
Philip R. Bosman, Conscience and Free Speech in Philo;
Pieter W. van der Horst, Two Short Notes on Philo.

Special Section: Philo’s De Virtutibus
David T. Runia, Introduction;
David Konstan, Philo’s De virtutibus in the Perspective of Classical Greek Philosophy;
James R. Royse, The Text of Philo’s De virtutibus;
Gregory E. Sterling, “The Queen of the Virtues”: Piety in Philo of Alexandria.

Review Article
Julia Annas, Recent Work on Plato’s Timaeus

Bibliography Section
D. T. Runia, E. Birnbaum, K. A. Fox, A. C. Geljon, H. M. Keizer, J. P. Martín, R. Radice, J. Riaud, D. Satran, G. Schimanowski, T. Seland,
Philo of Alexandria: an Annotated Bibliography 2003;
Supplement: Provisional Bibliography 2004–2006.


Book reviews by Cameron Boyd-Taylor, Jean Riaud, Erich S. Gruen, Andrei A. Orlov, John W. Marshall, Michael E. Stone, Ronald R. Cox, Maren Niehoff, David T. Runia
News and Notes; Notes on Contributors; Instructions to Contributors.

For more detailed contents and order form see the Annual’s website www.nd.edu/~philojud Or visit the SBL site, www.sbl-site.org