Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth : narratives, allegories, and arguments

Author(s)

• Alesse, Francesca
• De Luca, Ludovica

Bibliographic Information

Philo of Alexandria and Greek myth : narratives, allegories, and arguments

edited by Francesca Alesse, Ludovica De Luca

（Studies in Philo of Alexandria, v. 10）

Brill, c2019

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 explicitly adopts or subtly evokes narratives, episodes and figures from Greek mythology as symbols whose didactic function we need to unravel, exactly as the hidden teaching of Moses' narration has to be revealed by interpreters of Bible. By analyzing specific mythologems and narrative cycles, the contributions to this volume pave the way to a better understanding of Philo's different attitudes towards literary and philosophical mythology.

Table of Contents

Preface Francesca Alesse Part 1: Philo of Alexandria and Myth-Telling 1 Philo's Refashioning of Greek Myth Erich S. Gruen 2 Philo's Reception of Greek Mythology Geert Roskam 3 Histoires grecques, recits bibliques. la lecture des mythes chez Philon d'Alexandrie Francesca Calabi 4 Polytheos doxa and Mythologein: Philo of Alexandria as a "Historian of Religions" Giulia Sfameni Gasparro 5 Philo's Struggle with Jewish Myth Rene Bloch Part 2: Gods, Heroes, and some Monsters 6 The God of the Philosophers, and the God of Israel Erkki Koskenniemi 7 Philo of Alexandria on Greek Heroes Pura Nieto Hernandez 8 Heracles and Philo of Alexandria: The Son of Zeus between Torah and Philosophy, Empire and Stage Courtney J. P. Friesen 9 The Greek Character of Philo's Biblical Giants: A Reading of QG 2.82 Benjamin Garstad 10 Homer in Philo: Scylla's Myth in Philonic Philosophical Context Marta Alesso 11 Les " plaies " d'Empedocle et la mythologie infernale chez Philon d'Alexandrie Lucia Saudelli Index

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Details

• NCID: BC08761596
• ISBN:
  • 9789004411609
• LCCN: 2019025236
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engfre
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 291 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : B689.Z7
  • DC23 : 292.08
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Philo, of Alexandria
  • LCSH : Mythology, Greek
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB13245023