Thunderous Silence: The Omission of the Sinai Pericope in Philo of Alexandria

One of the most surprising omissions in Philo's retelling of Moses's life in his De vita Moysis is the Sinai pericope. The Alexandrian omitted Exod 17:14-Num 20:13 with the exception of the spy story (Num 13:1-14:45). There appear to be three reasons for the omission. First, Philo recogniz...

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Main Author: Sterling, Gregory E. 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 449-474
Further subjects:B Roman Period
B Philo of Alexandria
B Sinai
B Judaism
B Life of Moses
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