Maren R Niehoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4873397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maren R Niehoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maren R |
| FAMILY NAME | Niehoff |
| SIGNATURE | NIEHOFF M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0815-6929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 31 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 6 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Art of Contextualizing Philo of Alexandria
The present collection of articles revisits the question of Philo's contexts in the wake of Maren Niehoff's Philo of Alexandria. An Intellectual Biography (New Haven, 2018/translation Tübingen 2019), which argues for the first time that Philo's diplomatic activities in 38 CE had a significant impact on his career and transformed him from a Bible exegete addressing Alexandrian audiences to a Roman philosopher. In the articles gathered here, the co…
Religion in the Roman Empire
Religion in the Roman Empire (RRE) aims to advance and document new and integrative perspectives on religion in the ancient world, combining multidisciplinary methodologies. Committed to interdisciplinarity and new approaches to the study of religion, it offers a space to take up recent, but still incipient, research to modify and cross the disciplinary boundaries of the History of Religion, Archaeology, Anthropology, Classics, Ancient History, J…
Sermons as Platforms for Textualizing Secondary Orality
This paper investigates the textualization of sermons in two closely related cultures, namely Christianity and Judaism in third and fourth century CE Caesarea. In this mediterranean city, the Church Father Origen and Rabbi Abbahu were active, among other things delivering sermons to their respective communities, which were highly literate and versed in the Holy Scriptures. The paper points to significant differences between the processes of textu…
Judentum und Hellenismus
Die Preisträgerin des Dr. Leopold Lucas-Preises des Jahres 2022 Maren Niehoff gibt in dieser Preisrede exemplarischen Einblick in ihre innovativen Studien zum Verhältnis von jüdischer und hellenistischer Kultur in der Antike. Anhand der Rezeption Alexanders des Großen in der griechisch-römischen, jüdisch-hellenistischen und rabbinischen Literatur zeigt sie paradigmatisch die Wechselbeziehungen und Aushandlungsprozesse zwischen Judentum und Hellen…
Auf den Spuren des hellenistischen Judentums in Caesarea
This article offers a close reading of a gloss in Codex Ambrosianus B 106 of Origenes’ Hexapla on Psalms , which has in the past only been analyzed for its reference to the Patriarch. This article focuses on the Jewish scholar described in the gloss and analyzes his method of identifying Moses as the author of ten anonymous Psalms in view of Alexandrian scholarship. As Origen could only have communicated with his Jewish contemporary in Greek, the…
Stefanie Holder, Bildung im kaiserzeitlichen Alexandria. 1. bis 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (Historia, Einzelschriften, Bd. 253.) Stuttgart, Steiner 2020
Article Stefanie Holder, Bildung im kaiserzeitlichen Alexandria. 1. bis 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. (Historia, Einzelschriften, Bd. 253.) Stuttgart, Steiner 2020 was published on February 1, 2023 in the journal Historische Zeitschrift (volume 316, issue 1)
A Roman Portrait of Abraham in Paul’s and Philo’s Later Exegesis
This article analyzes Bible exegesis as a key to understand the increasingly Roman orientation of Paul. Philo of Alexandria, Paul’s slightly older contemporary, is introduced as a point of comparison, as his move from the earlier Allegorical Commentary to the Life of Abraham clearly documents an intellectual journey towards Roman discourses, which is characteristic also of Paul. The argument is presented in three steps: initially the image of Abr…
Markus Mülke
Das Leben des Weisen
Philons Biographie Abrahams ist eine Werbeschrift für das Judentum. Sie entstand vermutlich als literarisches Begleitprojekt zu Philons politischer Mission in Rom: In Alexandria hatte es Ausschreitungen gegen die jüdische Bevölkerung gegeben, die Philon bei Kaiser Caligula zur Sprache bringen sollte. Der vorliegende Band führt in diesen zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext ein und bietet den mit Anmerkungen versehenen Text der Schrift samt einer Neuüberse…
Paul and Philo on the Psalms
Philo of Alexandria shares Paul’s Jewish Diaspora background and his use of the LXX . He also addressed Roman audiences just a decade or two before Paul wrote his Letter to the Romans. He thus enables us to analyze Paul’s approach to Psalms from a rigorous historical perspective, which highlights both their phenomenological similarities and Paul’s innovations on the path to develop a spiritual notion of Scripture
Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity
Die Beiträge dieses Bandes stellen die vieldiskutierte Frage des nach innen gerichteten Selbst in einen neuen, interdisziplinären Kontext: Sie untersuchen heidnische, jüdische und christliche Stimmen in gleicher Weise und stellen erhebliche Überlappungen zwischen den inneren und den äußeren Dimensionen fest
Philon von Alexandria
Philon von Alexandria hat eines der umfangreichsten und vielseitigsten Werke der Antike hinterlassen, welches das hellenistische Judentum, das frühe Christentum und die Zweite Sophistik beleuchtet. Dennoch sind seine Persönlichkeit und intellektuelle Entwicklung ein Rätsel geblieben, weil er kaum etwas über sich selbst preisgibt. Maren R. Niehoff analysiert sein Œuvre im Hinblick auf das einzig fassbare Ereignis in seinem Leben, seine Leitung der…
Self, Self-Fashioning and Individuality in Late Antiquity
This collection of articles places the frequently discussed question of the introvert Self into a new interdisciplinary context: rather than tracing a linear development from social forms of life with an outward orientation to individual introspection, it argues for significant overlaps between interior and exterior dimensions, between the Self and society. A team of internationally renowned experts from different fields examines Pagan, Jewish an…
Philo of Alexandria
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment.
Philo of Alexandria
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. This book presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed to not only new political circumstances but also “a new cultural and philosophical environment.” Following the pogrom in Alexa…
Philo of Alexandria
Abrahams Aufbruch
Philons Schrift De Migratione Abrahami ist ein allegorischer Kommentar zu Gen 12. Der Auszug Abrahams aus seiner chaldäischen Heimat wird von Philon allegorisch auf den Auszug der Seele aus der Sinnenwelt und ihre Rückkehr zu Gott gedeutet. Die vorliegende Ausgabe bietet neben einer ausführlichen Einführung in Leben und Denken des alexandrinischen Religionsphilosophen den Text mit Übersetzung und erläuternden Anmerkungen. Kommentierende Essays au…
Journeys in the Roman East
In the Roman Empire, travelling was something of a central feature, facilitating commerce, pilgrimage, study abroad, tourism, and ethnographic explorations. The present volume investigates for the first time intellectual aspects of this phenomenon by giving equal attention to pagan, Jewish, and Christian perspectives. A team of experts from different fields argues that journeys helped construct cultural identities and negotiate between the local …
Sapientia Salomonis (Weisheit Salomos)
Die Sapientia Salomonis (Weisheit Salomos) wurde seit der Antike in der christlichen Bibel als Teil des Alten Testaments überliefert und hat auf diesem Wege das Denken, die religiösen Vorstellungen und die Ethik der christlichen Welt bis heute tief geprägt. Ursprünglich stammt die Schrift aber aus dem hellenistischen Judentum, wahrscheinlich aus Alexandria um die Zeitenwende, und ist damit ein klassisches Beispiel für die Durchdringung biblisch-j…
Philo of Alexandria
Homer and the Bible in the Eyes of Ancient Interpreters
Philo of Alexandria
Jewish Exegesis and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria
Philo’s Role as a Platonist in Alexandria
Alexandria occupies a special place in the history of Platonism. The first edition of Plato’s works with text-critical signs was produced here in the second century BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium. The same scholar also introduced the trilogical division of the corpus, based on literary criteria, which was subsequently replaced by the tetralogical division of Tiberius’ court philosopher Thrasyllus. Other Alexandrians significantly contributed to…
Questions and Answers in Philo and Genesis Rabbah
This article investigates whether Philo and the rabbis were intrigued by the same problems in the Biblical text and how they solved them. Three sets of questions and answers are studied, pertaining to the trees of Life and Knowledge as well as to God's famous saying “let us make man” (Gen. 1:26). Each cluster is investigated in its historical context and in comparison to its parallel in the other corpus. Philo and Genesis Rabbah operated in radic…
The Buber-Rosenzweig Translation of the Bible within Jewish-German Tradition
Given the obvious grounding of the Buber-Rosenzweig translation (1926-1930) of the Bible in general (german) culture, it is interesting that in most reactions to the first publication the specifically Jewish character of this translation is noted. The A. examines the extent to which this translation can be regarded as a bridge between German culture and Jewish tradition: (a)the translation and traditional Jewish sources; (b)the translation and «W…
A Dream Which Is Not Interpreted Is like a Letter Which Is Not Read
The Figure of Joseph in the Targums
L'A. degage l'image de Joseph dans les targums (Onqelos, Neofiti, Pseudo-Jonathan), et la compare avec celle du midrash (Genesis Rabba, Pirqe de Rabbi Eliezer, Midrash ha-gadol) et celles de Josephe et de Philon. L'imagination targumique s'exerce surtout sur l'episode de la femme de Potiphar (Joseph chaste et vertueux), sur Joseph et ses freres en Canaan et en Egypte
Die Entstehung der judischen Martyrologie
A Dream Which Is Not Interpreted Is like a Letter Which Is Not Read
The Buber-Rosenzweig Translation of the Bible within Jewish-German Tradition
Given the obvious grounding of the Buber-Rosenzweig translation (1926-1930) of the Bible in general (german) culture, it is interesting that in most reactions to the first publication the specifically Jewish character of this translation is noted. The A. examines the extent to which this translation can be regarded as a bridge between German culture and Jewish tradition: (a)the translation and traditional Jewish sources; (b)the translation and «W…
The Return of Myth in Genesis Rabbah on the Akeda
L'interpretation de l'Akeda par la Genese Rabbah est specialement riche et revele de nombreux themes psychologiques et mythologiques. Un tel retour midrashique vers le mythe implique qu'Abraham etait reellement determine a sacrifier son fils parce qu'il concevait cet acte comme un prolongement du sacrifice animal et tout a fait en dehors d'une volonte d'aneantir l'heritier promis a sa succession. Lorsque dans l'Akeda, les anges commandent a Abrah…
The Phoenix in Rabbinic Literature
Contact between cultures is a complex phenomenon that often involves accepting foreign ideas until these become new ways of self-expression. The case of the phoenix is of special interest, in this respect, because in antiquity it was associated with the sun temple at Heliopolis and miraculous forms of rebirth. The phoenix motif also appears in a variety of early Jewish and Christian writings, thus allowing for a comparative appreciation of its ra…
Two Examples of Josephus' Narrative Technique in His "Rewritten Bible"1
L'A. etudie deux exemples de technique narrative tires de chez Flavius Josephe dans ce que l'A. appelle la Bible reecrite. Il s'agit de l'ensemble des recits bibliques que Josephe a repris, remanie et integre a son opus magnum, les Antiquites juives. L'etude comparative entre le recit original et le texte remanie met clairement en evidence les techniques rhetoriques propres a Flavius Josephe : ce sont ces methodes litteraires sophistiquees inhere…
Philo on Jewish Identity and Culture
This book is the first systematic enquiry into the ways Philo saw himself as a Jew and perceived of Jewish culture in the multi-ethnic environment of first century Alexandria. Applying the theories of ethnicity and culture developed by Frederik Barth and Clifford Geertz, the book gives emphasis to the nature and dynamics of social constructs which shaped Philo's discourse and religion. Particular attention is in this context paid to his construct…
Circumcision as a Marker of Identity
There have always been male Jews who were not circumcised even though from Biblical times onwards circumcision was recognised by Jews and nonJews alike as a sign of the covenant and marker of Jewish identity.2 During the Second Temple Period, when this phenomenon appears to have increased as a result of acculturation to Hellenism, uncircumcised Jews provoked some discussion, but nevertheless remained a rather anomalous minority.3 The extant sourc…
Mother and Maiden, Sister and Spouse
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Creatio ex Nihilo Theology in Genesis Rabbah in Light of Christian Exegesis
“The Ways that Never Parted” is the title of a recently published collection of articles that reflects an increasing tendency in scholarship. A significant number of scholars no longer interpret the emergence of Christianity from Judaism as a clear separation between the two religions either at the end of the first or the beginning of the second century. Instead, they envision a prolonged process which, according to some, may even have lasted unt…
Homeric Scholarship and Bible Exegesis in Ancient Alexandria
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Questions and Answers in Philo and Genesis Rabbah
This article investigates whether Philo and the rabbis were intrigued by the same problems in the Biblical text and how they solved them. Three sets of questions and answers are studied, pertaining to the trees of Life and Knowledge as well as to God's famous saying “let us make man” (Gen. 1:26). Each cluster is investigated in its historical context and in comparison to its parallel in the other corpus. Philo and Genesis Rabbah operated in radic…
Philo’s Role as a Platonist in Alexandria
Alexandria occupies a special place in the history of Platonism. The first edition of Plato’s works with text-critical signs was produced here in the second century BCE by Aristophanes of Byzantium. The same scholar also introduced the trilogical division of the corpus, based on literary criteria, which was subsequently replaced by the tetralogical division of Tiberius’ court philosopher Thrasyllus. Other Alexandrians significantly contributed to…
Philo of Alexandria
Jewish Exegesis and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria
Homer and the Bible in the Eyes of Ancient Interpreters
Philo of Alexandria
Sapientia Salomonis (Weisheit Salomos)
Die Sapientia Salomonis (Weisheit Salomos) wurde seit der Antike in der christlichen Bibel als Teil des Alten Testaments überliefert und hat auf diesem Wege das Denken, die religiösen Vorstellungen und die Ethik der christlichen Welt bis heute tief geprägt. Ursprünglich stammt die Schrift aber aus dem hellenistischen Judentum, wahrscheinlich aus Alexandria um die Zeitenwende, und ist damit ein klassisches Beispiel für die Durchdringung biblisch-j…
Abrahams Aufbruch
Philons Schrift De Migratione Abrahami ist ein allegorischer Kommentar zu Gen 12. Der Auszug Abrahams aus seiner chaldäischen Heimat wird von Philon allegorisch auf den Auszug der Seele aus der Sinnenwelt und ihre Rückkehr zu Gott gedeutet. Die vorliegende Ausgabe bietet neben einer ausführlichen Einführung in Leben und Denken des alexandrinischen Religionsphilosophen den Text mit Übersetzung und erläuternden Anmerkungen. Kommentierende Essays au…
Journeys in the Roman East
In the Roman Empire, travelling was something of a central feature, facilitating commerce, pilgrimage, study abroad, tourism, and ethnographic explorations. The present volume investigates for the first time intellectual aspects of this phenomenon by giving equal attention to pagan, Jewish, and Christian perspectives. A team of experts from different fields argues that journeys helped construct cultural identities and negotiate between the local …
Philo of Alexandria
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment.
Philo of Alexandria
Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. This book presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed to not only new political circumstances but also “a new cultural and philosophical environment.” Following the pogrom in Alexa…
Philo of Alexandria
Philon von Alexandria
Philon von Alexandria hat eines der umfangreichsten und vielseitigsten Werke der Antike hinterlassen, welches das hellenistische Judentum, das frühe Christentum und die Zweite Sophistik beleuchtet. Dennoch sind seine Persönlichkeit und intellektuelle Entwicklung ein Rätsel geblieben, weil er kaum etwas über sich selbst preisgibt. Maren R. Niehoff analysiert sein Œuvre im Hinblick auf das einzig fassbare Ereignis in seinem Leben, seine Leitung der…
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