La figura di Mosè attraverso la lente di Filone d’Alessandria, Gregorio di Nissa e Pseudo-Dionigi l’Aeropagita

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d’Alessandria, Gregorio di Nissa e Pseudo-Dionigi l’Aeropagita

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RIVISTA DI FILOSOFIA NEO-SCOLASTICA

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La figura di Mosè attraverso la lente di Filone d’Alessandria, Gregorio di Nissa e Pseudo-Dionigi l’Aeropagita

The Figure of Moses through the Lens of Philo of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa and Pseudo-Dionysius the Aeropagite

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Clelia Attanasio

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Vita e Pensiero

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07-2023

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10.26350/001050_000395

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0035-6247 (print) | 1827-7926 (digital)

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The character of Moses has had a great relevance and a symbolic value throughout the history of thought, especially given his mystical experience described in the Scriptures. Moses did not only listen to the Word of God, but he also wrote the tables of Law and reported them to humankind. Therefore, Moses holds a twofold value, the one of Prophet and the one of messenger, which makes Moses’ character the ideal archetype to represent the mediator. In this article, we will track the path of the philosophical reception of Moses’ character in late antiquity, thanks to the figure of Philo of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa and Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. Aim of this article is to show how, in the history of Christian thought, Moses represents both the human capacity to grasp God and, at the same time, the impossibility to embrace the totality of the Absolute.