In this extension of his doctoral thesis (Leiden U., 2000), Geljon places Philo of Alexandria's (ca. 15 BC-ca. 45 AD) treatise on Moses, De vita moysis , within his oeuvre (counter to the usual order), and analyzes the extent of this Jewish philosopher's influence on the writings of Saint Gregory (ca. 335 AD-ca. 394). Indexed by biblical and other passages. Distributed by the Society of Biblical Literature. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)