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Louis H. Feldman - Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui) - 9780268029005 - V9780268029005
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Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui)

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Description for Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui) Hardcover. Num Pages: 542 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 866.

Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism presents the most comprehensive study of Philo's De Vita Mosis that exists in any language. Feldman, well known for his work on Josephus and ancient Judaism, here paves new ground using rabbinic material with philological precision to illuminate important parallels and differences between Philo's writing on Moses and rabbinic literature. One way in which Hellenistic culture marginalized Judaism was by exposing the apparent defects in Moses' life and character. Philo's De Vita Mosis is a counterattack to these charges and is a vital piece of his attempt to reconcile Judaism ... Read more

Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism mirrors the organization of Philo's biography of Moses, which is in two books, the first, in the style of Plutarch, proceeding chronologically, and the second, in the style of Suetonius, arranged topically. Following an introductory chapter, Feldman's study discusses the life of Moses chronologically in the second chapter and examines his virtues topically in the third. Feldman compares the particular features of Philo's portrait of Moses with the way in which Moses is viewed both by Jewish sources in antiquity (including Pseudo-Philo; Josephus; Graeco-Jewish historians, poets, and philosophers; and in the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Samaritan tradition, Dead Sea Scrolls, and rabbinic tradition) and by non-Jewish sources, notably the Greek and Roman writers who mention him.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
564
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268029005
SKU
V9780268029005
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About Louis H. Feldman
Louis H. Feldman is the Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature, Yeshiva University. He is the author and editor of over sixteen books, including Josephus’s Interpretation of the Bible and most recently Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered.

Reviews for Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui)
“This book is a study of Philo’s De Vita Mosis, Feldman, well known for his work on Josephus and ancient Judaism, here uses rabbinic material to illuminate important parallels and differences between Philo’s writing on Moses and rabbinic literature. . . . Feldman shows how Philo glorifies the birth, education, and virtues of Moses and demonstrates that Philo is careful ... Read more

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