Greek writers and philosophers in Philo and Josephus : a study of their secular education and educational ideals / / by Erkki Koskenniemi

• Autore: Koskenniemi Erkki
• Pubblicazione: Boston : , : Brill, , 2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 pages)
• Disciplina: 933.05092
• Soggetto topico: Greek literature; Philosophers - Greece
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Introduction -- Philo: Offspring from Sarah and Hagar -- Josephus: It Is Difficult to Transplant an Old Tree -- Philo and Josephus -- Back Matter -- Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Greek Writers and Philosophers in Philo and Josephus Erkki Koskenniemi investigates how two Jewish writers, Philo and Josephus, quoted, mentioned and referred to Greek writers and philosophers. He asks what this tells us about their Greek education, their contacts with Classical culture in general, and about the societies in which Philo and Josephus lived. Although Philo in Alexandria and Josephus in Jerusalem both had the possibility to acquire a thorough knowledge of Greek language and culture, they show very different attitudes. Philo, who was probably admitted to the gymnasium, often and enthusiastically refers to Greek poets and philosophers. Josephus on the other hand rarely quotes from their works, giving evidence of a more traditionalistic tendencies among Jewish nobility in Jerusalem.
• Titolo autorizzato: Greek writers and philosophers in Philo and Josephus
• ISBN: 90-04-39192-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910478869003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Philo of Alexandria ; ; 9.