Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
Pages: 230
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Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-1-9787-0225-7 • Hardback • September 2018 • $117.00 • (£90.00)
978-1-9787-0226-4 • eBook • September 2018 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.
1. The Practice of Jewish Piety in Philo’s Hellenistic Jewish Context
2. Philo’s Decalogue: Εὐσέβεια for the Service of God and Other Human Beings
3. Εὐσέβεια as the Foundational Virtue in Philo’s Ethical Discourse
4. Εὐσέβεια as the Opposite of Ἀσέβεια
5. The Practice of Εὐσέβεια: The Acquisition of Perfection and Knowledge of God
6. Εὐσέβεια and Φιλανθρωπία
7. Εὐσέβεια the Way to Become Divine
This book makes a very valuable and insightful contribution to the study of Philo of Alexandria and how he appropriated and transformed the Greek notion of “piety” into a way of integrating his understanding of the observance of the Mosaic Law and its value. It is clear, lucid, and learned.
— Thomas H. Tobin, S.J., Professor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago
An important and informative book about the virtues, especially piety, in Philo's ethics. Naveros Cordova pays due attention to the Greek philosophical and biblical backgrounds, while also making an argument for Philo's own contributions and formulations.
— Adam Kamesar, Hebrew Union College