The ship of state: Metaphor and intertextuality in Philo of Alexandria
This article discusses Philo’s use of the well-known state is ship metaphor. After offering a definition of topos and intertextuality, I discuss passages from the Philonic corpus in which this image features. I will argue that Philo’s use of the state is ship metaphor in most of his writings must be...
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
/ State
/ Metaphor
/ Intertextuality
/ Plato 427 BC-347 BC, Res publica
/ Trope (Philosophy)
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Philo of Alexandria
B Intertextuality B Legatio ad Gaium B Plato B Topos B ship of state |
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| Summary: | This article discusses Philo’s use of the well-known state is ship metaphor. After offering a definition of topos and intertextuality, I discuss passages from the Philonic corpus in which this image features. I will argue that Philo’s use of the state is ship metaphor in most of his writings must be attributed to Philo’s familiarity with a literary trope rather than to intertextual borrowing. The exception is Philo’s Legatio ad Gaium where, I intend to show, Philo’s formulation of the metaphor draws an intertextual connection with Plato’s Republic. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5286 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09518207221133823 |