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Yedidyah Ha-Alexandri and the Crisis of the Modern Jewish Age: Philo of Alexandria as an Exemplary Ḥasid in Naḥman Krochmal’s Thought

open access: yesReligions, 2021
The present article sets out to answer the question of the extent to which Naḥman Krochmal’s reappraisal of Philo of Alexandria in the light of his Jewish faith reflects a deep spiritual crisis that was engulfing the Maskilic world: the encroaching ...
Ze’ev Strauss
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No Effect of Isolated Anthocyanins from Bilberry Fruit and Black Rice on LDL Cholesterol or other Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults with Elevated Cholesterol: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial. [PDF]

open access: yesMol Nutr Food Res, 2022
Daily consumption for 28 days of isolated anthocyanins from black rice and bilberry does not affect biomarkers of lipoprotein metabolism, lipoprotein quality, or glucose control. Scope Some dietary interventions with berry fruits, berry fruit extracts, and purified anthocyanins have been reported to beneficially alter lipoprotein profiles in ...
Aboufarrag H   +5 more
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Philo of Alexandria and the Epistle to the Hebrews on the Concept of the Spiritualization of the Cult

open access: yesPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2023
The Epistle to the Hebrews contains one of the most unique Greek lexicology and syntax of all the New Testament writings. Behind syntax, however, there lies a very profound theological vision on topics such as Christ, Temple, holiness, perseverance and ...
Botica Aurelian
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Apophatic and Anthropomorphic Visions of God in Philo of Alexandria

open access: yesVerbum Vitae, 2023
Despite his core theological convictions that God is incorporeal, formless, invisible, and unchangeable, in some of his most carefully crafted visio Dei texts Philo portrays God “changing shape” and temporarily adopting a human form.
Scott D. Mackie
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The Platonic-Biblical Origins of Apophatic Theology: Philo of Alexandria’s Philosophical Interpretation of the Pentateuchal Theophanies

open access: yesVerbum Vitae, 2023
This article examines Philo’s philosophical interpretation of the three theophanies in Exodus, which would, centuries later, continue to be considered by the great thinkers responsible for developing negative theology, such as Gregory of Nyssa and ...
Damian Mrugalski
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Friendship with God as an Ultimate Ideal in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae Theologica, 2021
Philo of Alexandria wrote about what it meant to be a ‘friend of God’ in relation to key biblical figures. This article explores to what extent Philo’s understanding of the human relationship to God was inspired by the Greek concept of friendship based ...
Markéta Dudziková
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Philo of Alexandria and Platonist Psychology

open access: yesÉtudes Platoniciennes, 2010
Philo of Alexandria is, as we know, a remarkable literary and intellectual phenomenon. Imbued though he is with Greek culture, both literary and philosophical, Philo also seems to have experienced, at some time in his early manhood, a “conversion” to his ancestral Jewish religion and culture which leaves him determined not to reject the Greek ...
John Dillon
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Philo of Alexandria on the contents of the Book of Genesis (Abr. 1)

open access: yesШаги
The article discusses the strange presentation at the beginning of Philo of Alexandria’s On Abraham of the main content of the Book of Genesis as an account “of fruitfulness and barrenness, of dearth and plenty; how fire and water wrought great ...
B. M. Nikolsky
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PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA: [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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D. T. Runia   +10 more
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