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The Holy Logos in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria
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SYSNO ASEP 0451974 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title The Holy Logos in the Writings of Philo of Alexandria Author(s) Hoblík, Jiří (FLU-F) RID, ORCID Source Title Communio Viatorum. - : Univerzita Karlova v Praze - ISSN 0010-3713
Roč. 56, č. 3 (2014), s. 248-266Number of pages 19 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Philo of Alexandria ; Ancient Jewish philosophy ; Logos ; holiness Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion R&D Projects GBP401/12/G168 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 Annotation This study looks at the impact that the study of the Hebrew bible had on the philosophical thinking of the most important Hellenistic Jewish philosopher, Philo of Alexandria. This impact is demonstrated using the example of the motif of holiness in relation to the concept of the Logos. Only rarely did Philo directly call the Logos 'holy', perhaps because he called the Torah the 'Holy Logos' in connection with the Mystery tradition. For Philo, the holiness of Logos was not the question, although there was a significant association. This is clear where the Logos is symbolized by a priest, where it acts as an agent that causes revelations and miracles, but also through its connection with God. The Logos appears supremely as the highest sub-divine power of reason in Quaestiones et solutiones in Exodum, where it is described as an agent of sacred action in the Holy of Holies of the Temple in Jerusalem, where the processes of the cosmos were represented. The transcendent character of the Logos as externalized as a character of God's reason also involves a crossing distance between God and the world that in its paradoxical character closely corresponds to its holiness. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2016
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