The Studia Philonica 2023 is available, fully loaded with good scholarly articles and reviews focusing on Philo of Alexandria, his world and works. No-one wanting to stay updated on recent research on Philo should miss this Annual. Below is a list of the contents of the most recent issue, the 2023 edition:
ARTICLES
David T. Runia, Naming Philo of Alexandria’s Exposition of the Law 1
Tatjana AleknienĖ, Caïn et Abel dans l’œuvre de Philon d’Alexandrie:
Arrière-plan Platonicien 13
Sami Yli-Karjanmaa, Individualism, Universalism, and Mysticism:
Observations on Philo’s Views of Virtue 35
Dexter Brown, How Did the Israelites Get Their Weapons? An Overlooked
Solution to a Famous Literary Zetema in Philo’s Life of Moses 67
Jesse Mirotznik, Philo’s Literary Use of the Apologoi 89
Erkki Koskenniemi, Philo and Rome: A Dramatic Change in His
Thoughts? 115
SPECIAL SECTION: PHILO’S DE CHERUBIM
Annewies van den Hoek, Introduction 139
Anne Boiché, “Distinguishing Differences between Things”:
On Philo’s Method in De Cherubim 145
Olivier Munnich, La Cohérence du De cherubim: La Notion
d’Acquisition 159
Michael B. Cover, The Poetics of Association: Secondary and Tertiary
Texts in the Thematic Development of Philo’s De Cherubim 177
Justin M. Rogers, A Little Cain in All of Us: De Cherubim and the Character
of Cain 201
Sean A. Adams, Philo of Alexandria on the Difference between
Philosophers and Sophists 211
INSTRUMENTA
David T. Runia, Yury Arzhanov, and Alexander Treiger,
References to Philo of Alexandria in Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Arabic
Literature up to 1500 CE 229
BIBLIOGRAPHY SECTION
D. T. Runia, M. Alesso, E. Birnbaum, A. C. Geljon, H. M. Keizer,
J. Leonhardt-Balzer, O. Munnich, M. R. Niehoff, J. M. Rogers,
S. Yli-Karjanmaa, Philo of Alexandria: An Annotated
Bibliography 2020 259
Supplement: A Provisional Bibliography 2021–2023 311
BOOK REVIEW SECTION
Jeffrey M. Hunt, De vita Mosis I: An Introduction with Text, Translation,
and Notes. Reviewed by Gregory E. Sterling 335
René Bloch, Ancient Jewish Diaspora: Essays on Hellenism
Reviewed by Erich S. Gruen 338
Jason A. Staples, The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New
Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity
Reviewed by Ellen Birnbaum 342
Radka Fialová, JiŘí Hoblík, and Petr Kitzler, eds., Hellenism, Early Judaism,
and Early Christianity. Transmission and Transformation of Ideas
Reviewed by Justin M. Rogers 347
Daniel Maier, Das Glück im antiken Judentum und im Neuen Testament
Reviewed by David T. Runia 350
Ryan Heinsch, The Figure of Hagar in Ancient Judaism and Galatians
Reviewed by Per Jarle Bekken 354
Torrey Seland, Crossing Borders: The Life and Work of Peder Borgen in
Context. Reviewed by David T. Runia 358