On Virtues. Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Walter T. Wilson.

Philo Alexandrinus (Philon von Alexandrien/Philo of Alexandria) (auth.); Wilson, Walter T. (comm.)

ISBN 10: 9004189076 / ISBN 13: 9789004189072

Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden & Boston, 2011., 2010

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Large octavo (245 x 165 mm), publisher's full cloth with publisher's illustrated dustjacket, XIX (+I), 479 (+1) pp., a well preserved copy. [PACS - Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series; 3]. - ISBN: 9789004189072. - [00B | SOD | oR ] 970 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Virtues. Introduction, Translation and Commentary by Walter T. Wilson.
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden & Boston, 2011.
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004189076
• ISBN 13: 9789004189072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 970 grams
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Synopsis

In the treatise On Virtues (part of his so-called Exposition of the Law), Philo of Alexandria demonstrates how Moses, his laws, and the nation constituted by these laws each embody certain widely-discussed moral values, specifically, courage (andreia), humanity (philanthropia), repentance (metanoia), and nobility (eugeneia). Although it makes extensive use of material drawn from the Pentateuch, what the treatise provides is far more than a commentary on scripture. Rather, it contributes to a sophisticated apologetic reconstruction of Jewish origins, idealized according to the principles of both Greek philosophy and Roman political culture. Guided by such principles, Philo endeavors to establish the moral, legal, and social status of Judaism within the Greco-Roman world.

About the Author

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