Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism

by Louis H. Feldman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268159513
• ISBN13: 9780268159511
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 564 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"