Philo's portrayal of Moses in the context of ancient Judaism / Louis H. Feldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feldman, Louis H.

Series:

Christianity and Judaism in antiquity ; v. 15.

Christianity and Judaism in antiquity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moses (Biblical leader).

Moses.

Philo, of Alexandria.

Philo.

Pseudo-Philo.

Josephus, Flavius.

Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.

Rabbinical literature.

Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors--History and criticism.

Greek literature, Hellenistic.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Early.

Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors.

Physical Description:

xix, 542 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2007]

Contents:

I. General considerations

The importance of Moses in classical antiquity

The antiquity of Moses

Philo's audience in De Vita Mosis

Philo's life of Moses as an Aretalogy and as an Encomium

Philo's method as a Biographer of Moses

Philo's knowledge of oral tradition

Philo as Midrashist

II. The life of Moses

Moses' genealogy

Moses' birth

Moses' upbringing

Moses' handsomeness

Moses' attitude toward wealth

Moses's career as leader of the Israelites

Moses before his departure for Midian

Moses in Midian

The burning bush

Moses' return to Egypt

The plagues

The Israelites' departure from Egypt

Moses' leadership during the Exodus: the miraculous crossing of the Sea of Reeds

Moses' leadership in the wilderness

War with the Amalekites

The omission of Jethro's visit

The revelation at Sinai

The golden calf

The case of the blasphemer

The second passover

The spies

The revolt of Korah

The war with the Edomites

The war with Sihon

Balaam

The incident with the Midianite Women and Phinehas

The choice of a successor: Joshua

The battle against Midian

The proposal of Reuben and Gad

The daughters of Zelophehad

The death of Moses

The extraordinary deaths of extraordinary persons

Attacks on Biblical accounts as myths

The account of Moses' death according to the assumption of Moses

Philo's description of Moses' last days

Pseudo-Philo's account of Moses' death

Josephus' account of Moses' death

The Rabbinic account of Moses' death

The Samaritan description of Moses death

III. The virtues of Moses

In general

Wisdom

Courage

Temperance

Justice

Piety

Moses as Lawgiver

Moses as King

Moses as Sufferer

Moses as Priest and Theologian

Moses as Prophet

The reference to a prophet like Moses

Moses as Mediator

Moses as Philosopher and Inventor

Moses as Performer of Miracles

Moses as Magician

Moses as Messiah and the return of Moses

The divinity of Moses

The term "G-d" as applied to humans in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods

The attitude of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha to the divinity of Moses

The deification of Moses according to (generally regarded) Graeco-Jewish writers

The alleged deification of Moses in the Dead Sea Scrolls

The association of Moses with divinity in the New Testament

Philo's view of the alleged divinity of Moses

The alleged deification of Moses in Pseudo-Philo

Josephus' view of Moses' alleged divinity

The divinity of Moses in the Rabbinic Tradition

The alleged divinity of Moses in the Samaritan Tradition

IV. Conclusion

Index of Ancient Texts

Jewish Scriptures

Apocrypha

Pseudepigrapha

Dead Sea Scrolls

New Testament

Church Fathers

Samaritan Writings

Philo

Pseudo-Philo

Josephus

Other (alleged) Graeco-Jewish Writers

Rabbinic and Allied Literature

Classical Greek Authors

Classical Latin Authors

Papyri.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-471) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780268029005

0268029008

OCLC:

124074751