BOOK REVIEW
Philo of Alexandria: On the Contemplative Life Introduction, Translation and Commentary
by Joan E. Taylor 2020
About the Author
JOAN TAYLOR is the author of books on ancient Christianity, Judaism, history and archaeology. A New Zealander and former lecturer in religion and history at Waikato University, she is Professor of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism at King’s College London. As well as publishing in the field of her professional work she also writes fiction, narrative history and poetry.
About the Book
De Vita Contemplativa is known for its depiction of a philosophical group of Jewish men and women known as the Therapeutae. This commentary sets the treatise in its historical context and explores Philos aims in depicting them as he did.
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