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John W. Martens, One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity 2; Leiden: Brill, 2003), xix + 215 pp., ISBN: 0391041908, $74.00.

John W. Martens, One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Studies... Book Reviews / Novum Testamentum 52 (2010) 88-100 99 J ohn W. M artens , One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco- Roman Law (Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity 2; Leiden: Brill, 2003), xix + 215 pp., ISBN: 0391041908, $74.00. Th is McMaster University doctoral dissertation explores Philo’s indebtedness to Greek philosophical notions of higher law and how Philo mapped the connection between higher law and the Law of Moses. Th e Mosaic law is discussed only in terms of its external relationship to Greek notions of higher law. Martens sets out to explore whether Philo’s use and adoption of three concepts of higher law, which Philo alone of all ancient writers discusses, render the Mosaic law superfluous or less than necessary for some people. Martens examines the three Hellenistic conceptions of higher or uncodified law in chapters one to three. Chapter one briefly surveys the notion of “unwritten law” from Heraclitus to Dionysius of Halicarnassus. For some writers the unwritten law was their attempt to ground morality in a divine order and, as such, this eternal or divine code of law had a higher status than written law. In http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Novum Testamentum Brill

John W. Martens, One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco-Roman Law (Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity 2; Leiden: Brill, 2003), xix + 215 pp., ISBN: 0391041908, $74.00.

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Novum Testamentum , Volume 52 (1): 99 – Jan 1, 2010
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Book Reviews / Novum Testamentum 52 (2010) 88-100 99 J ohn W. M artens , One God, One Law: Philo of Alexandria on the Mosaic and Greco- Roman Law (Studies in Philo of Alexandria and Mediterranean Antiquity 2; Leiden: Brill, 2003), xix + 215 pp., ISBN: 0391041908, $74.00. Th is McMaster University doctoral dissertation explores Philo’s indebtedness to Greek philosophical notions of higher law and how Philo mapped the connection between higher law and the Law of Moses. Th e Mosaic law is discussed only in terms of its external relationship to Greek notions of higher law. Martens sets out to explore whether Philo’s use and adoption of three concepts of higher law, which Philo alone of all ancient writers discusses, render the Mosaic law superfluous or less than necessary for some people. Martens examines the three Hellenistic conceptions of higher or uncodified law in chapters one to three. Chapter one briefly surveys the notion of “unwritten law” from Heraclitus to Dionysius of Halicarnassus. For some writers the unwritten law was their attempt to ground morality in a divine order and, as such, this eternal or divine code of law had a higher status than written law. In

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