Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism

by Feldman, Louis H.; Sterling, Gregory E.

• ISBN13: 9780268029005
• ISBN10: 0268029008
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-30
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Author Biography

Louis H. Feldman is the Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature, Yeshiva University.

Table of Contents

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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