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Philo of Alexandria's Exposition on the Tenth Commandment [1 ed.]
9781589836198, 9781589836181

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Hans Svebakken

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Philo considers the prohibition “You shall not desire”: what sort of desire it prohibits (and why) and how the Mosaic dietary laws collectively enforce that prohibition. This volume offers the first complete study of Philo’s exposition, beginning with an overview of its content, context, and place in previous research. In-depth studies of Philo’s concept of desire and his concept of selfcontrol provide background and demonstrate Philo’s fundamental agreement with contemporary Middle-Platonic moral psychology, especially in his theory of emotion (pathos). A new translation of the exposition, with commentary, offers a definitive explanation of Philo’s view of the Tenth Commandment, including precisely the sort of excessive desire it targets and how the dietary laws work as practical exercises for training the soul in self-control. Hans Svebakken is Instructor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago.

Philo of Alexandria’s Exposition of the Tenth Commandment

In his comprehensive exposition of the Tenth Commandment (Spec. 4.79–131),

Philo of Alexandria’s Exposition of the

Tenth Commandment

Svebakken

Hans Svebakken

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