Jewish Studies

Philo of Alexandria shaped the exegetical traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Hellenistic philosophy alike. In 36 essays spanning three decades of research, Gregory E. Sterling provides the most comprehensive account of Philo's life, writings, and lasting influence to date.

The work provides an overview of debates in political philosophy, ethics, and legal philosophy, highlighting their connections with law and legal policy. It is aimed at students and scholars who wish to learn about fundamental debates and new developments in related disciplines.

How did one of many biblical law collections become the Decalogue - and a standard of universal ethics? Maren R. Niehoff shows the force of the Roman legal discourses in which Jewish, Christian, and Greek authors anchored their own traditions through the Decalogue.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have always constituted themselves historically, through competing interpretations of a shared inheritance. Joining historical and religious inquiry, David Nirenberg illuminates the many possibilities of relation between past and present.