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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Other Authors: Alesse, Francesca (Editor)

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

Table of Contents:
  • 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.