Gender and divine relativity in Philo of Alexandria
Philo's apparent divinization of Moses is considered vis-a-vis ancient conceptions of gender. Philo's Moses is a perfect illustration of the ideology of masculinity evident in a wide range of Greco-Roman literature. Moreover, with Philo's Moses, perfect masculinity is commensurate wit...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2003
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
Year: 2003, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 471-491 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
/ Idea of God
/ Masculinity
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40)
B Sexuality B Anthropology B Gender B Moses |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Philo's apparent divinization of Moses is considered vis-a-vis ancient conceptions of gender. Philo's Moses is a perfect illustration of the ideology of masculinity evident in a wide range of Greco-Roman literature. Moreover, with Philo's Moses, perfect masculinity is commensurate with divinity, but both remain relative to the "asexual masculinity" of God. |
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| ISSN: | 0047-2212 |
| Contains: | In: Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman period
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