TY - BOOK AU - Berchman,Robert M. TI - From Philo to Origen: middle Platonism in transition T2 - Brown Judaic studies SN - 0891308156 AV - B645 .B47 1984 U1 - ARCH YNDC 186.4 B485F 19 PY - 1984/// CY - Chico, Calif. PB - Scholars Press KW - Philo, KW - Origen. KW - Neoplatonism N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-352) and index; Part One : Theoretic or physics, first principles. Philo of Alexandria -- Clement of Alexandria -- Albinus -- Moderatus, Nichomachus, Numenius -- Origen of Alexandria -- -- Part Two : Epistemology and dialectic. Epistemology -- Dialectic : logic -- Dialectic : rhetoric -- -- Part Three : The demonstration of a middle platonic theoretic and epistemology. The evidence of the periarchon (de principilis). Praefatio (1-4) and De Deo (I, 1, 1-9) -- Exegetical commentary ER -