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13.1 Ambrose and Philo: An Introduction 13.1 Ambrose and Philo: An Introduction
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13.1.1 Philo in Ambrose’s “Philonic” Treatises 13.1.1 Philo in Ambrose’s “Philonic” Treatises
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13.1.2 Philo in Ambrose’s Epistolary Corpus 13.1.2 Philo in Ambrose’s Epistolary Corpus
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13.1.3 Philo in Ambrose’s Other Writings 13.1.3 Philo in Ambrose’s Other Writings
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13.2 Savon, Lucchesi, and Their Successors 13.2 Savon, Lucchesi, and Their Successors
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13.3 Future Trajectories in the Study of Ambrose’s Use of Philo 13.3 Future Trajectories in the Study of Ambrose’s Use of Philo
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13.3.1 Philo as Ambrose’s Exegetical Interlocutor 13.3.1 Philo as Ambrose’s Exegetical Interlocutor
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13.3.2 Philo in Ambrose’s Letters 13.3.2 Philo in Ambrose’s Letters
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13.3.3 Ambrose and Philo on Gender and Sexuality 13.3.3 Ambrose and Philo on Gender and Sexuality
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13.4 Conclusion 13.4 Conclusion
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Abstract
Known as “Philo Christianus” among scholars, Ambrose of Milan has long been acknowledged as Philo’s most enthusiastic disciple in late antiquity. Traces of Philo appear with particular prominence in Ambrose’s five so-called “Philonic treatises,” in his letters, and, more sporadically, throughout the rest of his oeuvre. Beginning with its sixteenth-century origins, this chapter traces the vibrant history of scholarship surrounding, on the one hand, Ambrose’s role as witness to Philo’s writings, and, on the other, Ambrose as Philo’s adaptor. In addition to providing a brief introduction to Hervé Savon’s and Enzo Lucchesi’s seminal monographs, it attends particularly to recent trends in the scholarship of Ambrose’s use of Philo, including those focusing on exegetical strategies, on Philo in Ambrose’s epistolary corpus, and the role of gender in both authors.
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