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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Alesse, Francesca, editor literario (editor literario), De Luca, Ludovica, editor literario
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill [2019]
Colección:Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; 10
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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