Jewish Traditions and Familial Roman Values in Philo's De Abrahamo 245-254*
In De Abrahamo, Philo exegetes selected episodes from the biblical Abraham cycle. These include the account of Sarah's death recorded in Gen 23. Interpreting this narrative literally, Philo expands it by introducing an encomium to the matriarch (Abr. 245-254). This exemplifies her virtuous char...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2016]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2016, Volume: 109, Issue: 4, Pages: 536-549 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40, De Abrahamo 245-254
/ Sarah
/ Laudatory speech
/ Roman Empire
/ Family
/ Value
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NCB Personal ethics TB Antiquity |
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| Summary: | In De Abrahamo, Philo exegetes selected episodes from the biblical Abraham cycle. These include the account of Sarah's death recorded in Gen 23. Interpreting this narrative literally, Philo expands it by introducing an encomium to the matriarch (Abr. 245-254). This exemplifies her virtuous character by illustrating how she sought an offspring for Abraham through her servant Hagar (see Gen 16). |
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| ISSN: | 1475-4517 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Harvard theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0017816016000262 |