TY - CHAP
T1 - Quelques notes sur la signification historique du silence philonien à propos de la Bibliothèque d'Alexandrie.
AU - Friedheim, Emmanuel
N1 - Place of conference:Polis – The Institute of Languages and Humanities
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - My article investigates the absence of any single reference to the famous Library in the many works of Philo of Alexandria. This silence is all the more surprising, given that Philo narrates the event of the Septuagint translation, and despite the fact that he constantly used this tex in his commentaries on Scripture. Even if one supposed that the Library was no longer in service, one would have expected this writer at least to refer to its previous existence. My conclusion is that the silence of Philo was intentional. If Philo admired the Greek culture, he felt an intense aversion toward the Alexandrian population and culture. Between 38 and 40 AD, the riots and pogroms against the Jewish population at Alexandria increased his aversion as he headed a delegation sent to Emperor Caligula to protect Jewish rights in the city. This social background might explain the profound silence of Philo on the very symbol of Alexandrian culture.
AB - My article investigates the absence of any single reference to the famous Library in the many works of Philo of Alexandria. This silence is all the more surprising, given that Philo narrates the event of the Septuagint translation, and despite the fact that he constantly used this tex in his commentaries on Scripture. Even if one supposed that the Library was no longer in service, one would have expected this writer at least to refer to its previous existence. My conclusion is that the silence of Philo was intentional. If Philo admired the Greek culture, he felt an intense aversion toward the Alexandrian population and culture. Between 38 and 40 AD, the riots and pogroms against the Jewish population at Alexandria increased his aversion as he headed a delegation sent to Emperor Caligula to protect Jewish rights in the city. This social background might explain the profound silence of Philo on the very symbol of Alexandrian culture.
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SN - 9789657698105
SP - 245
EP - 255
BT - The Library of Alexandria
A2 - Anca, Dan
A2 - Christophe, Rico
PB - Polis Institute Press
CY - Jerusalem
ER -