Philo Judaeus: Philosophical Religion: Plato and Moses

3 credits · Undergraduate

Reconciling Jewish Scripture and Plato, Philo culminates Second Temple Jewish thought and founds the Christian treatment of Scripture. He is the most influential Jewish theologian and presents the High Priest as priest of the cosmos so he is crucial both to understand our past and to carry us into the future. PREREQUISITES: At least one course at the second year or above in CLAS or RELS CROSSLISTED: CLAS 4019.03 FORMATS: Seminar