Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.g. the Acts of the Apostles, Philo, Origen, Gregory of Nazianzus), rooted in and influenced by the Hellenistic reli…
This monograph deals with an important but unexplored document of Hellenistic Judaism. The question of 'Hellenistic influence' is addressed on the basis of an analysis of a representative number of chapters of Septuagint Proverbs (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 24, 29, 30 and 31). Scholars have…
Belonging and isolation in the Hellenistic world
by Faber, Riemer A., Ager, Sheila L.
fromPhoenix
With a range of social, artistic, economic, political, and literary perspectives, the contributors provide a lively exploration of the tensions andopportunities of life in the Hellenistic Mediterranean.
Belonging and isolation in the Hellenistic world
by Faber, Riemer, Ager, Sheila Louise
fromPhoenix
"The Hellenistic period was a time of unprecedented cultural exchange. In the wake of Alexander's conquests, Greeks and Macedonians began to encounter new peoples, new ideas, and new ways of life; consequently, this era is generally considered to have been one of unmatched cosmo…
The Hellenistic period was a time of unprecedented cultural exchange. In the wake of Alexander's conquests, Greeks and Macedonians began to encounter new peoples, new ideas, and new ways of life; consequently, this era is generally considered to have been one of unmatched cosmop…
Belonging and isolation in the Hellenistic world
by Faber, Riemer A., Ager, Sheila Louise
fromPhoenix
"The Hellenistic period was a time of unprecedented cultural exchange. In the wake of Alexander's conquests, Greeks and Macedonians began to encounter new peoples, new ideas, and new ways of life; consequently, this era is generally considered to have been one of unmatched cosmo…
Belonging and isolation in the Hellenistic world
by Faber, Riemer A., Ager, Sheila L.
fromPhoenix
With a range of social, artistic, economic, political, and literary perspectives, the contributors provide a lively exploration of the tensions and opportunities of life in the Hellenistic Mediterranean.
Introduction / James J. Clauss and Martine Cuypers -- From Alexander to Augustus / Andrew Erskine -- Literature and the kings / Rolf Strootman -- Ptolemaic Alexandria / Susan Stephens -- Education / Jessica Wissmann -- The pre-figured muse : rethinking a few assumptions on Helle…