Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
5. Part One: Philo’s Appropriation of Abraham in De Virtutibus and De Abrahamo
6. Chapter 2: Abraham as Foundational Model for Proselytes and the Jewish Nation 29
7. Chapter 3: Abraham’s Trust and God’s Oath of Promise: De Abrahamo 262– 273 in Context 63
8. Chapter 4: Philo’s Negotation of Abraham between the Divine Law in Nature and the Law of Moses 94
9. Part Two: Paul’s Appropriation of Abraham in Galatians 3:6–29 in the Jewish Context
10. Chapter 5: The Appropriation of Abraham in Galatians 3:6–29 117
11. Chapter 6: Final Summary of the Study 279
12. Bibliography 284
13. Index of Ancient Sources 301
14. Index of Modern Authors 313