"Like Phalaris in Every Way": 3 Maccabees and Its Portrait of Tyranny
This article examines 3 Maccabees' use of the sixth-century BCE tyrant Phalaris in its portrayal of its antagonist, King Ptolemy IV Philopator. Twice in the narrative (3 Macc 5:20, 42) the author explicitly compares Philopator to Phalaris. The author does not describe the earlier figure but ass...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal for the study of Judaism
Year: 2019, Volume: 50, Issue: 3, Pages: 371-382 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maccabean books 3.
/ Phalaris, Akragas, Tyrann ca. 6 BC. Jh.
/ Ptolemaios, IV., Ägypten, König 240 BC-205 BC
/ Tyrant
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HD Early Judaism |
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3 Maccabees
B Ptolemy iv Philopator B Phalerischer Stier B Phalaris B brazen bull B tyrant |
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