Concerning the article on Philo (TS: I have not been able to find any List of Contents on the Internet), the reviewer says: "In the next contribution, Albert C. Geljon compares Philo’s treatment of Exod 3 with that of Gregory of Nyssa. This subject is well known to Geljon, since his doctoral dissertation dealt with Gregory’s use of Philo in his Vita Mosis. According to him, the main distinction between the two authors lies in the interpretation of Exod 3:14. For Philo, “He-who-is” refers exclusively to God, to whom the Logos is somehow subordinate, while in Gregory’s eyes, the Logos stands on the same level as God. The neo-Arian Eunomius, who follows Philo on this matter, is charged by Gregory with Judaism. Yet the latter does not refrain from using Philo, whose negative theology is similar to that found in Gregory."
Monday, January 21, 2008
Revelation of the name JHWH
Review of Biblical Literature has a review (by Sabrina Inowlocki) of the following book that also contains an article on Philo:George H. van Kooten, editor, The Revelation of the Name YHWH to Moses: Perspectives from Judaism, the Pagan Graeco-Roman World, and Early Christianity Themes in Biblical Narrative: Jewish and Christian Traditions, 9; Leiden: Brill, 2006), pp. xiv + 264. $170.00. Cloth This edited volume is a collection of papers presented at the 2004 Themes in Biblical Narratives conference that took place at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen from 26 to 27 July 2004.
Concerning the article on Philo (TS: I have not been able to find any List of Contents on the Internet), the reviewer says: "In the next contribution, Albert C. Geljon compares Philo’s treatment of Exod 3 with that of Gregory of Nyssa. This subject is well known to Geljon, since his doctoral dissertation dealt with Gregory’s use of Philo in his Vita Mosis. According to him, the main distinction between the two authors lies in the interpretation of Exod 3:14. For Philo, “He-who-is” refers exclusively to God, to whom the Logos is somehow subordinate, while in Gregory’s eyes, the Logos stands on the same level as God. The neo-Arian Eunomius, who follows Philo on this matter, is charged by Gregory with Judaism. Yet the latter does not refrain from using Philo, whose negative theology is similar to that found in Gregory."
Concerning the article on Philo (TS: I have not been able to find any List of Contents on the Internet), the reviewer says: "In the next contribution, Albert C. Geljon compares Philo’s treatment of Exod 3 with that of Gregory of Nyssa. This subject is well known to Geljon, since his doctoral dissertation dealt with Gregory’s use of Philo in his Vita Mosis. According to him, the main distinction between the two authors lies in the interpretation of Exod 3:14. For Philo, “He-who-is” refers exclusively to God, to whom the Logos is somehow subordinate, while in Gregory’s eyes, the Logos stands on the same level as God. The neo-Arian Eunomius, who follows Philo on this matter, is charged by Gregory with Judaism. Yet the latter does not refrain from using Philo, whose negative theology is similar to that found in Gregory."
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