Gender and divine relativity in Philo of Alexandria
Philo's apparent divinization of Moses is considered vis-a-vis ancient conceptions of gender. Philo's Moses is a perfect illustration of the ideology of masculinity evident in a wide range of Greco-Roman literature. Moreover, with Philo's Moses, perfect masculinity is commensurate wit...
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Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2003
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
Année: 2003, Volume: 34, Numéro: 4, Pages: 471-491 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 avant J.-C.-40
/ Image de Dieu
/ Masculinité
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RelBib Classification: | HB Ancien Testament HD Judaïsme ancien NBC Dieu |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Philo Alexandrinus (25 avant J.-C.-40)
B Anthropologie B Sexualité B Mose Personnage biblique B Sexe |
Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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Résumé: | Philo's apparent divinization of Moses is considered vis-a-vis ancient conceptions of gender. Philo's Moses is a perfect illustration of the ideology of masculinity evident in a wide range of Greco-Roman literature. Moreover, with Philo's Moses, perfect masculinity is commensurate with divinity, but both remain relative to the "asexual masculinity" of God. |
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ISSN: | 0047-2212 |
Contient: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
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