Product Overview
This is a compact introduction to the work of Philo (c. 20 BCE-50 CE), the important Jewish thinker and scriptural interpreter. Kenneth Schenck provides a guide for understanding Philo's complex works, a roadmap for topics and contents of Philo's writings, and a description of contemporary research so students can easily find their ways into Philo study.
Reviews
From New Testament Abstracts (Vol. 49, No. 3, 2005)
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (Vol. 48, No. 4, December 2005) "[A] goldmine of concise statements about Philo or Hellenism or even Second Temple Judaism." --Peter H. Davids, St. Stephen's University St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Theology Digest (Vol. 52, No. 2, Summer 2005)