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Understanding 9/11xxvii, 304 p. ; 20 cm
Eight lectures preached before the University of Oxford in the year 1886 on the foundation of the late Rev. John Bampton
Eight lectures preached before the University of Oxford in the year 1886 on the foundation of the late Rev. John Bampton
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August 2, 2013
Subject: An old Standby
Subject: An old Standby
Bigg's first edition was 1886, his second in 1913, and there was a 1968 reprint incorporating his notes. Bigg looks at Philo of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen (Alexandria and Caesarea). As such, he has a lot of good material, even if it is a bit out of date. Then Bigg looks at what he calls "enlightened paganism", by which he means pagan philosophers. I think his analysis of Philostratus, Porphyry, etc. is insightful. He also shows the influence Judaism and Christianity were having upon the paganism that was attacking them. However, I think that Bigg's enlightened paganism was not held by the common people. This is a good book, although it should be read in conjunction with a more recent analysis of Alexandrian thought.
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