Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <gathas AT hotkey.net.au>]

Hi Joel!

Just a suggestion: Philo is very interested in Plato, and seems to find
Plato all through the Torah. I know the connection you're looking for is
the other way around (Hebrew Bible to Plato), but research into Philo
might turn up something regarding the other way, too.


Best regards, 
GEORGE ATHAS 
(Sydney, Australia) 



> -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf
> Of Vadim Cherny
> Sent: 10 October 2005 5:19 am
> To: Dr. Joel M. Hoffman; b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Did Plato know about the Old Testament?
> 
> None at all. Louis Feldman discusses possible philosophical borrowings
at
> some length in "Jew and Gentile in the Ancient World," which are clear
> (which way, though?) in any case.
> 
> Vadim Cherny
> 
> > In response to a question a student of mine asked, I'm trying to
learn
> > how much, if at all, Plato may have been aware of anything from the
> > Old Testament.
> >
> > Does anyone here know:
> >
> > 1) if Plato expressly mentions anything from the Old Testament, and
if
> >   so, what?
> >
> > 2) if Plato obliquely refers to the Old Testament?
> >
> > 3) where I might find more information about this?
> >
> > Many thanks.
> >
> > -Joel
> >
> >
> >
> 
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