Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. An Intellectual Biography of Philo? 1
5. Part One: Philo as Ambassador and Author in Rome
6. 2. Philo’s Self-Fashioning in the Historical Writings 25
7. 3. Power, Exile, and Religion in the Roman Empire 47
8. 4. Roman Philosophy and the Jews 69
9. Part Two: Philo’s EXPOSITION in a Roman Context
10. 5. Creation Theology and Monotheism 93
11. 6. Character and History in the Lives of the Biblical Forefathers 109
12. 7. Biblical Ladies in Roman Garb 131
13. 8. Stoic Ethics in the Service of Jewish Law 149
14. Part 3. Young Philo among Alexandrian Jews
15. 9. Biblical Commentary 173
16. 10. A Platonic Self 192
17. 11. An Utterly Transcendent God and His Logos 209
18. 12. Stoicism: Rejected, Subverted, and Advocated 225
19. Epilogue: Philo at the Crossroads of Judaism, Hellenism, and Christianity 242
20. Appendix 1: Philo’s Dates and Works 245
21. Appendix 2: Did Philo Write an Allegorical Commentary on Genesis Chapter 1? 247
22. Notes 251
23. Bibliography 281
24. General Index 311
25. Index of Ancient Sources 320