The Holy Logos in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria

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angličtina
Original language name
The Holy Logos in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria
Original language description
This study looks at the impact that the study of the Hebrew bible had on the philosophical thinking of the most important Hellenistic Jewish philosopher, Philo of Alexandria. This impact is demonstrated using the example of the motif of holiness in relation to the concept of the Logos. Only rarely did Philo directly call the Logos 'holy', perhaps because he called the Torah the 'Holy Logos' in connection with the Mystery tradition. For Philo, the holiness of Logos was not the question, although there was a significant association. This is clear where the Logos is symbolized by a priest, where it acts as an agent that causes revelations and miracles, but also through its connection with God. The Logos appears supremely as the highest sub-divine power ofreason in Quaestiones et solutiones in Exodum, where it is described as an agent of sacred action in the Holy of Holies of the Temple in Jerusalem, where the processes of the cosmos were represented. The transcendent character of the Log
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AA - Philosophy and religion
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GBP401%2F12%2FG168" target="_blank" >GBP401/12/G168: History and Interpretation of the Bible</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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