Maren R Niehoff: 2 books
by Maren R. Niehoff
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2011
Systematically reading Jewish exegesis in light of Homeric scholarship, this book argues that more than 2000 years ago Alexandrian Jews developed critical and literary methods of Bible interpretation which are still extremely relevant today. Maren R. Niehoff provides a detailed analysis of Alexandrian...
Philo of Alexandria
An Intellectual Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his...