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2009 Annual Meeting

New Orleans, LA

Meeting Begins11/21/2009
Meeting Ends11/24/2009

Call for Papers Opens: 12/15/2008
Call for Papers Closes: 2/28/2009

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Philo of Alexandria


Program Unit Type: Group
Accepting Papers? Yes

Call For Papers: For 2009, we are seeking papers for a session on 'Philo and the "Bible of Alexandria"'. Some panelists have been invited and their topics include the role of the Greek Bible in the ancient Jewish diaspora and Philo's interpretation of the origins of the 'Bible of Alexandria'. We would like to solicit further papers on the Alexandrian/Egyptian context of the Greek Bible and its reception by Jewish interpreters, including Philo. Suggested topics include Philonic and other Alexandrian exegetical traditions based on the Greek Bible, especially on elements that differ from the Hebrew Bible; Philo's place as a practitioner of allegorical and other kinds of interpretation; the text and scope of Philo's Scriptures; and the role of the Greek Bible in Alexandrian Jewish education, ritual, or Jewish life in general. Another session of invited papers only will be devoted to Philo's treatise De Agricultura.

Program Unit Chairs

Ellen Birnbaum
Professor Sarah Pearce

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