I mentioned last thursday that Philo was very popular among the early Christian theologians. It is also a fact that it was the Christians, not the Jews, who took care of his writings and preserved them for the future. It took a long time before Philo became acceptable readings amongst Jews.
But time has changed, and to the profit of both, Jews and Christians can now study and evaluate together the value and influence of the works of Philo.
Last week I happened to come over a site that used the works and theology of Philo for a devotional exposition of a text from the Torah; Genesis 12,1ff. It is very interesting to see how Philo is here used as a witness for the theology the writer want to set forth. And he adds a brief review of the life of Philo.
Have a look at this Parasha Lech Lecha from nov 2000, on faith in God and on Abraham Abinu.
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And then again; have a nice weekend!
Weather in Volda is wonderful today. The possibilities for skiing is great! ;-)
Friday, February 27, 2004
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