Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth : narratives, allegories, and arguments /
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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Format: eBook
Language: English
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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Call Number: B689.Z7 P445 2019
- Front Matter
- Copyright page
- Preface /
- Francesca Alesse
- Philo of Alexandria and Myth-Telling
- Philo's Refashioning of Greek Myth /
- Erich S. Gruen
- Philo's Reception of Greek Mythology /
- Geert Roskam
- Histoires grecques, récits bibliques. La lecture des mythes chez Philon d'Alexandrie /
- Francesca Calabi
- Polytheos doxa and Mythologein: Philo of Alexandria as a "Historian of Religions" /
- Giulia Sfameni Gasparro
- Philo's Struggle with Jewish Myth /
- René Bloch
- Gods, Heroes, and some Monsters
- The God of the Philosophers, and the God of Israel /
- Erkki Koskenniemi
- Philo of Alexandria on Greek Heroes /
- Pura Nieto Hernández
- Heracles and Philo of Alexandria: The Son of Zeus between Torah and Philosophy, Empire and Stage /
- Courtney J. P. Friesen
- The Greek Character of Philo's Biblical Giants: A Reading of QG 2.82 /
- Benjamin Garstad
- Homer in Philo: Scylla's Myth in Philonic Philosophical Context /
- Marta Alesso
- Les « plaies » d'Empédocle et la mythologie infernale chez Philon d'Alexandrie /
- Lucia Saudelli
- Back Matter
- Index.