toChristian th e is m . 151 And s o , ofcourse , w as P la to n is m . 152 The T im aeu shadtalkedofaFa th e r an d M aker oftheco sm o s. And tolaterwriters , Plato seem ed todistinguishthreeu lt imateorigins , principles , archai : God, M a tte r an d Form , w h ic h th eyalsolistedasthe By Whom, From W hat an dInV iew ofW hat; oras God, M a tte r an dthePattern ; orastheAc tiv e , theMa tte r and thePattern . O rth odoxChristian th e is m w as, ofcourse , toa rg uethatofthesethree , God a lo n e was absolutelyoriginal , an dthatMa tte r an d Form somehow to oktheirorigin from h im . 153 Even in Christ 's lifetime , Philo — a Jew nevercon ­ vertedto th e new church — w as bringingStoic an dPlatonice le men ts together in amonothe is t ic cosm ogony w h ic hsetastrikingprecedentforChristianwriters . CitingPlato , Philogaveas " th ereason why theun iv ersew as made ," that " th eFa th e r an d M aker isgood , and thatbe in g good He d id notg ru dge th ebestk in dofnaturetoma tt e r (o usia ) w h ic hofitselfhadno th in gexcellent , th oughitw as capab le ofb eco m in gallthings . " Philodoesnotderivematter from H a tc h , G * re ^ eTkhIidseaacsc . ou17n5t -7 o7f . Stoicco sm o lo gyisthatg iv e n by 152 th e o lo gyisTe he xcceolmlenptatibilityofP la to n is m w ith ChristianP la to n is m and ItsInflluyenbcroeug (B htoso to unt , in 19A2 . 4 ) E . . Taylor 's 153H a tc h , G reek Ideas . 180 -8 2 .

DOI link for toChristian th e is m . 151 And s o , ofcourse , w as P la to n is m . 152 The T im aeu shadtalkedofaFa th e r an d M aker oftheco sm o s. And tolaterwriters , Plato seem ed todistinguishthreeu lt imateorigins , principles , archai : God, M a tte r an d Form , w h ic h th eyalsolistedasthe By Whom, From W hat an dInV iew ofW hat; oras God, M a tte r an dthePattern ; orastheAc tiv e , theMa tte r and thePattern . O rth odoxChristian th e is m w as, ofcourse , toa rg uethatofthesethree , God a lo n e was absolutelyoriginal , an dthatMa tte r an d Form somehow to oktheirorigin from h im . 153 Even in Christ 's lifetime , Philo — a Jew nevercon ­ vertedto th e new church — w as bringingStoic an dPlatonice le men ts together in amonothe is t ic cosm ogony w h ic hsetastrikingprecedentforChristianwriters . CitingPlato , Philogaveas " th ereason why theun iv ersew as made ," that " th eFa th e r an d M aker isgood , and thatbe in g good He d id notg ru dge th ebestk in dofnaturetoma tt e r (o usia ) w h ic hofitselfhadno th in gexcellent , th oughitw as capab le ofb eco m in gallthings . " Philodoesnotderivematter from H a tc h , G * re ^ eTkhIidseaacsc . ou17n5t -7 o7f . Stoicco sm o lo gyisthatg iv e n by 152 th e o lo gyisTe he xcceolmlenptatibilityofP la to n is m w ith ChristianP la to n is m and ItsInflluyenbcroeug (B htoso to unt , in 19A2 . 4 ) E . . Taylor 's 153H a tc h , G reek Ideas . 180 -8 2 .

toChristian th e is m . 151 And s o , ofcourse , w as P la to n is m . 152 The T im aeu shadtalkedofaFa th e r an d M aker oftheco sm o s. And tolaterwriters , Plato seem ed todistinguishthreeu lt imateorigins , principles , archai : God, M a tte r an d Form , w h ic h th eyalsolistedasthe By Whom, From W hat an dInV iew ofW hat; oras God, M a tte r an dthePattern ; orastheAc tiv e , theMa tte r and thePattern . O rth odoxChristian th e is m w as, ofcourse , toa rg uethatofthesethree , God a lo n e was absolutelyoriginal , an dthatMa tte r an d Form somehow to oktheirorigin from h im . 153 Even in Christ 's lifetime , Philo — a Jew nevercon ­ vertedto th e new church — w as bringingStoic an dPlatonice le men ts together in amonothe is t ic cosm ogony w h ic hsetastrikingprecedentforChristianwriters . CitingPlato , Philogaveas " th ereason why theun iv ersew as made ," that " th eFa th e r an d M aker isgood , and thatbe in g good He d id notg ru dge th ebestk in dofnaturetoma tt e r (o usia ) w h ic hofitselfhadno th in gexcellent , th oughitw as capab le ofb eco m in gallthings . " Philodoesnotderivematter from H a tc h , G * re ^ eTkhIidseaacsc . ou17n5t -7 o7f . Stoicco sm o lo gyisthatg iv e n by 152 th e o lo gyisTe he xcceolmlenptatibilityofP la to n is m w ith ChristianP la to n is m and ItsInflluyenbcroeug (B htoso to unt , in 19A2 . 4 ) E . . Taylor 's 153H a tc h , G reek Ideas . 180 -8 2 .