On virtue s / Philo of Alexandria ; introduction, translation and commentary by Walter T. Wilson.

• Author: Philo, of Alexandria.
• TeilnehmendeR: Wilson, Walter T.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (500 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: De virtutibus.; Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; On Courage /; On Humanity /; On Repentance /; On Nobility /; On Courage, Chapters 1–4 /; On Courage, Chapters 5–8 /; On Humanity, Chapters 1-4 /; On Humanity, Chapter 5 /; On Humanity, Chapter 6 /; On Humanity, Chapters 7-8 /; On Humanity, Chapter 9 /; On Humanity, Chapter 10 /; On Humanity, Chapter 11 /; On Humanity, Chapters 12-13 /; On Humanity, Chapter 14 /; On Humanity, Chapter 15 /; On Humanity, Chapter 16 /; On Humanity, Chapter 17 /; On Humanity, Chapter 18 /; On Humanity, Chapter 19 /; On Humanity, Chapters 20–21 /; On Humanity, Chapters 22-24 /; Bibliography /; Index Of Sources /; Index Of Modern Authors /; Index Of Subjects /; Index Of Greek Terms /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-448) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1283120003; 9786613120007; 9004190376
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Philo of Alexandria ; introduction, translation and commentary by Walter T. Wilson.

In the treatise On Virtues (part of his so-called Exposition of the Law), Philo of Alexandria demonstrates how Moses, his laws, and the nation constituted by these laws each embody certain widely-discussed moral values, specifically, courage (andreia), humanity (philanthropia), repentance (metanoia), and nobility (eugeneia). Although it makes extensive use of material drawn from the Pentateuch, what the treatise provides is far more than a commentary on scripture. Rather, it contributes to a sophisticated apologetic reconstruction of Jewish origins, idealized according to the principles of both Greek philosophy and Roman political culture. Guided by such principles, Philo endeavors to establish the moral, legal, and social status of Judaism within the Greco-Roman world.