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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Main Author: Conway, Colleen M. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2003
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
Year: 2003, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 471-491
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40 / Idea of God / Masculinity
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
NBC Doctrine of God
Further subjects:B Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40)
B Sexuality
B Anthropology
B Gender
B Moses
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0047-2212
Contains:In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period