Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth : : narratives, allegories, and arguments / / edited by Francesca Alesse, Ludovica De Luca.

• Superior document: Studies in Philo of Alexandria; volume10
• TeilnehmendeR: Alesse, Francesca,; De Luca, Ludovica,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Philo of Alexandria; volume10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

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. Philo...

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Copyright page
• 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
• Index.