The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides

by Walter T. Wilson

This commentary on the Greek text of the Jewish-Hellenistic Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, a sapiential poem of the first century BCE or first century CE, offers a full treatment of its sources, structure, perspective, and purpose as well as a verse-by-verse translation and analysis. The Greek text is given as appendix. The cross-cultural nature of these moral teachings is emphasized through extensive interaction with Biblical, Hellenistic Jewish,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110182416
• ISBN13: 9783110182415
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.1"