Four new SBL books

NEW BOOKS FROM SBL PRESS:

NEW AND RECENT TITLES ON THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD

Refutation of All Heresies
M. David Litwa

The Refutation of All Heresies (ca. 225 CE) is a treasure-trove of ancient philosophy, astrology, medicine, magic, gnostic thought, numerology, heresiography, ecclesial politics, and early Christian studies in general. Offered here for the first time in almost a century is a full English translation, along with a newly-edited Greek text, extensive notes, and a thorough introduction.
Paper $99.95, ISBN 9780884140856
Hardcover $119.95, ISBN 9780884140870
Kindle, ASIN B01B554CFW
Google Play, ISBN 9780884140863
886 pages • Writings from the Greco-Roman World 40

Evagrius’s Kephalaia Gnostika: A New Translation of the Unreformed Text from the Syriac
Ilaria L.E. Ramelli

Evagrius had a striking impact on the development of spirituality, of Origenism, and of the spiritual interpretation of the Bible in Greek, Syriac, and Latin Christianity. This English translation of the most complete Syriac version of Kephalaia Gnostika makes Evagrius Ponticus’s thoughts concerning reality, God, protology, eschatology, anthropology, and allegorical exegesis of Scripture widely available.

Paper $65.95, ISBN 9781628370393
Hardcover $85.95, ISBN 9781628370416
Kindle, ASIN B016N470IG
Google Play, ISBN 9781628370409
524 pages • Writings from the Greco-Roman World 38

Reincarnation in Philo of Alexandria
Sami Yli-Karjanmaa

Philo of Alexandria is an important representative of Hellenistic diaspora Judaism. His writings, devoted to a large extent to the allegorical exegesis of the Books of Moses, profoundly influenced Christian theology during its formative centuries. The strong element of Greek philosophy in Philo’s thought has been recognized since antiquity, but his relation to the Pythagorean-Platonic tenet of reincarnation has been a neglected, even avoided, topic in research. This book confirms the view—common in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries—that Philo accepted the doctrine even though he preferred not to speak openly about it. The book shows how allegorization enables Philo to give a reincarnational interpretation to very different scriptural passages.

Paper $42.95, ISBN 9780884141204
Hardcover $57.95, ISBN 9780884141228
Kindle, ASIN B018SLQEXY
Google Play, ISBN 9780884141211
326 pages • Studia Philonica Monographs 7

The Studia Philonica Annual XXVII, 2015: Studies in Hellenistic Judaism
David T. Runia and Gregory E. Sterling, editors

The Studia Philonica Annual is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of Hellenistic Judaism, particularly the writings and thought of the Hellenistic-Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria (circa 15 BCE to circa 50 CE). All contributors are experts in the field of Hellenistic Judaism. The volume includes extensive bibliography and book reviews.

Hardcover $51.95, ISBN 9780884141273
Kindle, ASIN B01BVX00WM
Google Play, ISBN 9780884141266
282 pages • Studia Philonica Annual 27