Persuasion and Force in 4 Maccabees: Appropriating a Political Dialectic

The present study explores the themes of persuasion and force in Greco-Roman political thought and their appropriation in 4 Maccabees. I argue that among Greco-Roman political writers, stretching from Plato to Plutarch, the problem of balancing persuasion and force and their relationship to civic vi...

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Main Author: Edsall, Benjamin A. 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 92-112
Further subjects:B 4 Maccabees early Judaism Greco-Roman political philosophy persuasion force constitution
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