Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.

This book makes a very valuable and insightful contribution to the study of Philo of Alexandria and how he appropriated and transformed the Greek notion of “piety” into a way of integrating his understanding of the observance of the Mosaic Law and its value. It is clear, lucid, and learned.

• 1. The Practice of Jewish Piety in Philo’s Hellenistic Jewish Context2. Philo’s Decalogue: Ε?σ?βεια for the Service of God and Other Human Beings3. Ε?σ?βεια as the Foundational Virtue in Philo’s Ethical Discourse4. Ε?σ?βεια as the Opposite of ?σ?βεια 5. The Practice of Ε?σ?βεια: The Acquisition of Perfection and Knowledge of God6. Ε?σ?βεια and Φιλανθρωπ?α 7. Ε?σ?βεια the Way to Become Divine

Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.

This book makes a very valuable and insightful contribution to the study of Philo of Alexandria and how he appropriated and transformed the Greek notion of “piety” into a way of integrating his understanding of the observance of the Mosaic Law and its value. It is clear, lucid, and learned.

• 1. The Practice of Jewish Piety in Philo’s Hellenistic Jewish Context2. Philo’s Decalogue: Ε?σ?βεια for the Service of God and Other Human Beings3. Ε?σ?βεια as the Foundational Virtue in Philo’s Ethical Discourse4. Ε?σ?βεια as the Opposite of ?σ?βεια 5. The Practice of Ε?σ?βεια: The Acquisition of Perfection and Knowledge of God6. Ε?σ?βεια and Φιλανθρωπ?α 7. Ε?σ?βεια the Way to Become Divine

Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary.

This book makes a very valuable and insightful contribution to the study of Philo of Alexandria and how he appropriated and transformed the Greek notion of “piety” into a way of integrating his understanding of the observance of the Mosaic Law and its value. It is clear, lucid, and learned.

• 1. The Practice of Jewish Piety in Philo’s Hellenistic Jewish Context2. Philo’s Decalogue: Ε?σ?βεια for the Service of God and Other Human Beings3. Ε?σ?βεια as the Foundational Virtue in Philo’s Ethical Discourse4. Ε?σ?βεια as the Opposite of ?σ?βεια 5. The Practice of Ε?σ?βεια: The Acquisition of Perfection and Knowledge of God6. Ε?σ?βεια and Φιλανθρωπ?α 7. Ε?σ?βεια the Way to Become Divine