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General Considerations | p. 1 |
The Importance of Moses in Classical Antiquity | p. 1 |
The Antiquity of Moses | p. 7 |
Philo's Audience in De Vita Mosis | p. 11 |
Philo's Life of Moses as an Aretalogy and as an Encomium | p. 16 |
Philo's Method as a Biographer of Moses | p. 19 |
Philo's Knowledge of Oral Tradition | p. 27 |
Philo as Midrashist | p. 29 |
The Life of Moses | p. 35 |
Moses' Genealogy | p. 35 |
'Moses' Birth | p. 37 |
Moses' Upbringing | p. 47 |
Moses' Handsomeness | p. 55 |
Moses' Attitude toward Wealth | p. 57 |
Moses' Career as Leader of the Israelites | p. 59 |
The Virtues of Moses | p. 235 |
In General | p. 235 |
Wisdom | p. 237 |
Courage | p. 242 |
Temperance | p. 245 |
Justice | p. 250 |
Piety | p. 256 |
Moses as Lawgiver | p. 258 |
Moses as King | p. 280 |
Moses as Sufferer | p. 289 |
Moses as Priest and Theologian | p. 291 |
Moses as Prophet | p. 297 |
The Reference to a Prophet like Moses | p. 308 |
Moses as Mediator | p. 310 |
Moses as Philosopher and Inventor | p. 312 |
Moses as Performer of Miracles | p. 317 |
Moses as Magician | p. 321 |
Moses as Messiah and the Return of Moses | p. 326 |
The Divinity of Moses | p. 331 |
Conclusion | p. 359 |
Bibliography | p. 453 |
Index of Ancient Texts | p. 473 |
Index of Names and Subjects | p. 522 |
Index of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew Words | p. 529 |
Index of Modern Scholars | p. 538 |
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