Sarah Pearce

I have become aware of the homepage of Sarah Pearce, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton. She has published several articles on Philo, and is now on the marked with a new book on Philo.

I have to add her on my Philo research page, as she sureley belongs there on my list of those publishing on Philo.

Reading her homepage, I'll like to draw my readers attention to the following works that are directly related to Philo:‘Belonging and Not Belonging: Local Perspectives in Philo of Alexandria’, in S. Jones and S. Pearce (eds), Jewish Local Patriotism and Self-Identification in the Graeco-Roman Period, Sheffield University Press,1998, pp. 79-105.

‘Jerusalem as Mother City in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria’, in J. Barclay (ed.), Negotiating Diaspora: Jewish Strategies in the Roman Empire, T&T Clark, 2004, pp. 19-36.

'King Moses: Notes on Philo's Portrait of Moses as an Ideal Leader in the Life of Moses', in E.Gannagé, P.Crone, M. Aouad, D. Gutas, E. Schütrumpf (eds), The Greek Strand in Islamic Political Thought, Mélanges de l'Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Volume LVII (2004), pp. 37-74.

‘Philo on the Nile’, in J. Frey and D. Schwartz (eds), Jewish Identity in the Greco-Roman World, Brill, 2007, pp. 137-157.

Searching searching..

I was about to write a posting on a book from Mohr-Siebeck I found interesting, but on the other hand it was somewhat familar to me. A search via the search facility at the top of this page revealed that I had already posted on that book a year ago.....

I think there are at least two lessons to draw from this: 1) Use the search function at the top of this page: it may reveal many exciting things to you!
2) I'm getting older....

Have a nice week-end!

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The Word is Near You

This book, written by Per Jarle Bekken, was originally planned to be published in April this year, but has been delayed:

The Word is Near You
A Study of Deuteronomy 30:12-14 in Paul's Letter to the Romans in a Jewish Context
23 x 15.5 cm. Approx. 300 pages. Hardcover. Euro [D] 88,- / sFr 141,- / für USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 118,80. *
ISBN 978-3-11-019341-1 Reihe: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche 144.

Now it seems that it is scheduled for November.
Then, hopefully, it will available at the SBL Annual Meeting in San Diego this November.