The Superiority and Universality of the Torah in Philo's Life of Moses 2.12–24: The Significance of the Roman Context

In the section of On the Life of Moses that deals with Moses as lawgiver, Philo praises the Torah as the most excellent legislation ever written and emphasizes its universal popularity among Greeks and barbarians alike. This article contends that these two claims are to a great extent novel compared...

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Main Author: Berthelot, Katell 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2022
In: Jewish studies quarterly
Year: 2022, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 217-241
Further subjects:B Jewishlaw
B Josephus
B DionysiusofHalicarnassus
B Romanlaw
B Cicero
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