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In Philo of Alexandria and Greek Myth: Narratives, Allegories, and Arguments, a fresh and more complete image of Philo of Alexandria as a careful reader, interpreter, and critic of Greek literature is offered. Greek mythology plays a significant role in Philo of Alexandria's exegetical oeuvre....

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Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria; volume10.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390805.

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505 0 0 |t Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Preface /  |r Francesca Alesse -- Philo of Alexandria and Myth-Telling -- Philo's Refashioning of Greek Myth /  |r Erich S. Gruen -- Philo's Reception of Greek Mythology /  |r Geert Roskam -- Histoires grecques, récits bibliques. La lecture des mythes chez Philon d'Alexandrie /  |r Francesca Calabi -- Polytheos doxa and Mythologein: Philo of Alexandria as a "Historian of Religions" /  |r Giulia Sfameni Gasparro -- Philo's Struggle with Jewish Myth /  |r René Bloch -- Gods, Heroes, and some Monsters -- The God of the Philosophers, and the God of Israel /  |r Erkki Koskenniemi -- Philo of Alexandria on Greek Heroes /  |r Pura Nieto Hernández -- Heracles and Philo of Alexandria: The Son of Zeus between Torah and Philosophy, Empire and Stage /  |r Courtney J. P. Friesen -- The Greek Character of Philo's Biblical Giants: A Reading of QG 2.82 /  |r Benjamin Garstad -- Homer in Philo: Scylla's Myth in Philonic Philosophical Context /  |r Marta Alesso -- Les « plaies » d'Empédocle et la mythologie infernale chez Philon d'Alexandrie /  |r Lucia Saudelli -- Back Matter -- Index. 
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