Creation in Paul and Philo

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The Beginning and Before

Jonathan D. Worthington(Autor*in)

Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)

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Erschienen im Dezember 2011

XIII, 260 Seiten

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Cover
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Beginnings
Recent Treatments of Paul's View of Creation
Paul as a Reader of Genesis in Comparison with Philo
Paul's and Philo's Three-Strand Hermeneutic of Creation
Chapter 1: Before the Beginning?
1.1 Proverbs 8:22-31 and Before Genesis 1
1.2 Philo's "Before": God's Pre-Creational Deliberation for Goodness' Sake
1.2.1 The Presence in Philo of a Pre-Creational Plan and the Timaeus of Plato (Op. 16, 26-28)
(a) Philo's Timing of "In the Beginning": Before the Beginning (Op. 26-28)
(b) The Purpose of God's Pre-Creational Intentions: For Goodness' Sake (Op. 16)
1.2.2 Philo's Content of God's Pre-Creational Plan: The Invisible, Beautiful Paradigm (Op. 29 and 129-30)
(a) Philo's First Reading of the Before: An Invisible Earth and Gen. 1:1-5 (Op. 29)
(b) Philo's Second Reading of the Before: Invisible Green in Gen. 2:4-5 (Op. 129-30)
1.3 Paul's Before: God's Pre-Creational Deliberation for our Glory
1.3.1 The Presence in Paul of a Pre-Creational Plan and the Text of Proverbs 8 (1 Cor. 2:7)
(a) The Presence of God's Pre-Set Intentions (1 Cor. 1:18-2:5, 2:7)
(b) The Timing and Text(s) of "Before the Ages": Prov. 8:23, Genesis 1, and Before (1 Cor. 2:7)
1.3.2 Paul's Content of God's Pre-Creational Wisdom: Christ, His Cross, and a Plurality of Preparations (1 Cor. 1-2, 15, and Rom. 8:29-30)
(a) Paul's First Presentation of the Before: Mediator, Means, and Goal of Glory (1 Cor. 1:24, 30, and 2:7, 9)
(b) Paul's Second Presentation of the Before: Method and Members from Image to Glory (1 Cor. 15:49 and Rom. 8:29-30)
1.4 Comparisons and Conclusions: Philo and Paul on Before the Beginning
Chapter 2: The Beginning of the World
2.1 Genesis 1, God's Desire, the World's Goodness
2.2 Philo and Paul on Genesis 1:2-5: The God Who Spoke Light
2.2.1 Philo's Reading of Genesis 1:2-5: A Special Light and its Bodily Dimming (Op. 30-35)
2.2.2 Paul's Reading of Genesis 1:2-5: A Special Light and its Facial Glory (2 Cor. 4:6)
2.3 Philo and Paul on Genesis 1:6-31: Six Days of Ontic Order and Divine Design
2.3.1 Philo's Reading of Genesis 1:6-31 (Op. 36-68)
(a) The Second Day: Philo on Genesis 1:6-8 (Op. 36-37)
(b) The Third Day: Philo on Genesis 1:9-13 (Op. 38-44)
(i) On vv. 9-10: Primordial Ooze, Good Land (Op. 38-39)
(ii) On vv. 11-13: Illustration of the Seed (Op. 40-44)
(c) The Fourth Day: Philo on Genesis 1:14-19 (Op. 45-61)
(i) The Theological Delay of the Luminaries (Op.45-46)
(ii) The Teleological Ends of the Luminaries (Op. 53-61)
(d) The Fifth Day: Philo on Genesis 1:20-23 (Op. 62-63)
(e) The Sixth Day: Philo on Genesis 1:24-26 (Op. 64-68)
(f) Summary: Philo's Beginning of the World
2.3.2 Paul's Reading of Genesis 1:6-31 (1 Cor. 15:35-41)
(a) "Sowing the Seed" of God's Creative Power (1 Cor. 15:36-38a)
(b) Days 2-6: Paul's Cosmology and Genesis 1 (1 Cor. 15:38b-41)
(i) The Third Day (Gen. 1:11-13): Two Themes of Genesis 1 (v. 38bc)
(ii) The Other Days: the Language of Genesis 1 (vv. 39-41)
1. The Fifth and Sixth Days: Paul's Zoology and Gen. 1:20-27 (v. 39)
2. The Second Day: Paul's Cosmology and Gen. 1:6-8, 9-10 (v. 40)
3. The Fourth Day: Paul's Astronomy and Gen. 1:14-19 (v. 41)
(c) Summary: Paul's Beginning of the World
2.4 Comparisons and Conclusions: Philo and Paul on the Beginning of the World
Chapter 3: The Beginning of Humanity
3.1 The Image of God: Genesis 1:27
3.1.1 Philo's Reading of Genesis 1:27
(a) Philo's First Reading of Genesis 1:27 (Op. 69-88)
(i) Gen. 1:27ab: "Imaging" and "Resembling" God (Op. 69-71)
(ii) God's Foresight in Humanity's Tardiness (Op. 77-78 and 82)
(b) Philo's Second Reading of Genesis 1:27 (Op. 134-35)
(i) Philo's Re-Reading of the Beginning of the World (Op. 131-33)
(ii) Philo's Re-Reading of the Beginning of Humanity (Op. 134)
(c) Summary: Philo's Reading of Genesis 1:27
3.1.2 Paul's Reading of Genesis 1:27
(a) Paul's First Application of Genesis 1:27: Man, the Image and Glory of God (1 Cor. 11:7-12)
(i) Paul's Application of the Beginning of Humanity (1 Cor. 11:7-12b)
(ii) Paul's Cosmogonic Perspective (1 Cor. 11:12c)
(b) Paul's Second Application of Genesis 1:27: Christ, the Image of God (2 Cor. 4:4-6)
(i) Paul's Re-Application of the Beginning of Humanity (2 Cor. 4:4)
(ii) Paul's Cosmogonic Perspectives (2 Cor. 4:6)
(c) Summary: Paul's Reading of Genesis 1:27, in Comparison with Philo's Readings
3.2 The Man of Dust: Genesis 2:7
3.2.1 Philo's Reading of Genesis 2:7
(a) Philo's Negative Reading: "Earthly" Man in Comparison (Op. 134-35)
(b) Philo's Positive Reading: "First Man" per se (Op. 136-50)
(c) Summary: Philo's Reading of Genesis 2:7
3.2.2 Paul's Reading of Genesis 2:7
(a) Paul's Positive Reading: A Glorious Adam per se (1 Cor. 11:7-9, 12:12-30, 15:39-40)
(i) Adam as God's Original "Image and Glory" (1 Cor. 11:7-9)
(ii) Adam's "Flesh" and Earthly "Body" as having "Glory" (1 Cor. 15:39-40)
(iii) God's "Desired" Construction of the Original Human Body and the World: Comparing 1 Cor. 11:7-12 and 15:37-42 with 12:12-30
(b) Paul's Negative Reading: The Inglorious Adam in Comparison (1 Cor. 15:44b-47)
(c) Summary: Paul's Reading of Genesis 2:7, in Comparison with Philo's Reading
3.3 The Image of Adam: Genesis 5:3
3.3.1 Philo's Reading of Genesis 5:3
(a) Ontological Adam-like Nobility (Op. 145)
(b) Ethical Adam-like Nobility (QG 1.81)
(c) Summary: Philo's Reading of Genesis 5:3
3.3.2 Paul's Reading of Genesis 5:3
(a) The "Image" of Adamic Ontology (1 Cor. 15:48-49)
(b) The Glory of the New Adamic "Image" (2 Cor. 3:18)
(c) The New Adamic "Image," the Cosmos, and the Before (Rom. 8:29)
(d) Summary: Paul's Reading of Genesis 5:3, in Comparison with Philo's Readings
3.4 Comparisons and Conclusions Philo and Paul on the Beginning of Humanity
Conclusion
Bibliography
Primary Literature: Translations, Reference Works
Secondary Literature
Index of Ancient Sources
1. Old Testament
2. Philo
3. New Testament
4. Other Ancient Literature
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects

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