Elements of the universe in Philo’s De Vita Mosis: Cosmological theology or theological cosmology?
It is the intention of this article to investigate how Philo’s understanding of the universe, and particularly its four basic elements as taught by the Greek philosophers, influenced his description of the God of Israel’s world in which the Moses narrative unfolds. Given the fact that Philo was a th...
Main Author: | Gert J. Steyn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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2013-11-01
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Series: | In die Skriflig |
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Online Access: | http://www.indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/699 |
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