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19.1 Philonic Passages in the Appendix to the Arabic Translation of the Dionysian Corpus 19.1 Philonic Passages in the Appendix to the Arabic Translation of the Dionysian Corpus
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19.2 References to, and Quotations from, Philo in Christian Arabic Sources 19.2 References to, and Quotations from, Philo in Christian Arabic Sources
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19.2.1 References to Philo 19.2.1 References to Philo
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19.2.2 Quotations from Philo 19.2.2 Quotations from Philo
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19.2.3 Pseudo-Philonic Material 19.2.3 Pseudo-Philonic Material
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19.3 Conclusion 19.3 Conclusion
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19 Christian Arabic Literature
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Published:February 2025
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Abstract
This essay surveys all the available evidence for Christian Arabic reception of Philo of Alexandria. It demonstrates that one Philonic text—De vita contemplativa—exists in Arabic, albeit in a fragmentary form (derived from Eusebius, via John of Scythopolis’ “appendix” to the Dionysian corpus). In addition, Philonic quotations appear in Christian Arabic florilegia (such as ʿAbdallāh ibn al-Faḍl’s translation of the Greek florilegium Loci communes). The article, finally, surveys two types of Pseudo-Philonic material preserved in Christian Arabic texts: the spurious quotations in Christian Arabic collections of “pagan testimonia” and the Vatican text on the special properties of the Psalms. The essay showcases the evidence for Arabic transmission of Philonic thought—as well as disparate ideas falsely attributed to Philo—as part of the heritage of Arabophone Christianity in the Middle East.
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