The quest of the king in the Wisdom of Solomon
Historians largely agree that Hellenistic kingship was founded, not primarily on heredity, but on military achievement (MacDonald, 2015). The right to rule was thus militarily meritocratic, but philosophically unsteady, so kings felt the need to propagandize by commissioning writings peri basileias....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-70 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
King
/ Hellenism
/ Legitimation
/ Diogenes, Laertius ca. 3. Jh.
/ Virtue
/ Myth
/ Law
/ Bible. Wisdom 7,22b-8,1
/ Bible. Wisdom 8
/ Bible. Wisdom 9,1-18
/ Bible. Wisdom 19,13-17
/ Wisdom
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Wisdom of Solomon
B Diotogenes B Letter of Aristeas B Monarchy B Hellenistic kingship B Benefaction B Virtues |
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