God's acting, man's acting tradition and philosophy in Philo of Alexandria - Calabi, Francesca 1948- (Brill, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and indexes
Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE THE NATURE OF GOD; Chapter One Plato and the Bible. Ontology and Theology in Philo; Chapter Two Simplicity and Absence of Qualities in God; Chapter Three Unknowability of God; Appendix One The dazzling Light: a Metaphor on the Unknowability of God; PART TWO THE MEDIATION ACTIVITY; Chapter Four The Powers of God. Seraphim, Cherubim and Powers in Philo of Alexandria; Chapter Five Roles and Figures of Mediation; Chapter Six The Snake and the Horseman -- Pleasure and Sophrosyne in Philo of Alexandria; PART THREE GOD AS A MODEL.