Seeing and Not Seeing in the Darkness. Philo of Alexandria and Gregory of Nyssa's Exegeses of Exod 20:21

Abstract

For Philo of Alexandria, Exod 20:21 shows both the unknowability of God and Moses's initiation. This article focuses on the influence of Philo's interpretations of Exod 20:21 on the thought of Gregory of Nyssa.

Keywords

• Philo of Alexandria
• Gregory of Nyssa
• Sinai
• Darkness
• Unknowability of God