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Author:   Walter Wilson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.963kg
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9789004189072

ISBN 10:   9004189076
Pages:   20
Publication Date:   19 November 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series by Gregory E. Sterling, General editor Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. The place of the treatise in the Philonic corpus 2. The place of the treatise in Philo's life 3. The title and integrity of the treatise 4. Analysis of the treatise's contents 5. The character and aim of the treatise 6. The Nachleben of the treatise Translation Commentary On Courage, Chapters 1-4: Courage in Peacetime (1-21) On Courage, Chapters 5-8: Courage in Wartime (22-50) On Humanity, Chapters 1-4: The Death and Succession of Moses (51-79) On Humanity, Chapter 5: Introduction to the Survey of Laws (80-81) On Humanity, Chapter 6: On Lending at Interest (82-87) On Humanity, Chapters 7-8: Prompt Payment of Wages (88); Seizing a Pledge (89) On Humanity, Chapter 9: Agricultural Produce for the Poor (90-94) On Humanity, Chapter 10: Priests and the Dispossessed (95-96) On Humanity, Chapter 11: Sabbatical and Jubilee Laws (97-101) On Humanity, Chapters 12-13: Proselytes and Metics (102-108) On Humanity, Chapter 14: Enemies and War Captives (109-115) On Humanity, Chapter 15: The Animals of Enemies (116-120) On Humanity, Chapter 16: Indentured Servants and Slaves (121-124) On Humanity, Chapter 17: Newborn Animals (125-133) On Humanity, Chapter 18: Mother Animals and Their Young (134-144) On Humanity, Chapter 19: Draught Animals (145-147) On Humanity, Chapters 20-21: Cultivated Plants (148-160) On Humanity, Chapters 22-24: The Ruling Classes (161-174) On Repentance (175-186) On Nobility (187-227) Bibliography 1. Editions and Translations of De virtutibus 2. Other Ancient Texts 3. Modern Scholarly Literature Indices 1. Index of biblical passages cited 2. Index of Philonic texts cited 3. Index of ancient texts cited 4. Index of modern authors 5. Index of subjects 6. Index of Greek terms

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Walter T. Wilson, Ph.D. (1990) in Early Christian Literature, University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of New Testament at Emory University.

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