Philo's perception of women

Philo's perception of women / by Dorothy Sly ; Michael L. Satlow, managing editor.

"Dorothy Sly's Philo's Perception of Women (1990) carefully assesses Philo's statements about women against his portrayals of different women found in the Hebrew Bible. It remains one of the few comprehensive studies of this topic."--Provided by publisher

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sly, Dorothy (Author)
Corporate Authors: National Endowment for the Humanities (sponsoring body.), Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Satlow, Michael L. (editorial director.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Atlanta, Georgia : Scholars Press, [2020]
Edition:Second edition
Series:Brown Judaic studies ; no. 209.
Subjects:
Philo, > of Alexandria.
Philo, > of Alexandria
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible. > Old Testament
Women in the Bible.
Women > Biblical teaching.
Judaism.
Women > Biblical teaching
Women in the Bible
e-books.
Livres numériques.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Traditional Views of Women
  • The State of Scholarship
  • Philo's Language
  • Woman and Virgin
  • Biblical Women (I): Eve
  • Biblical WOmen (II): The Others
  • Biblical Virgins (I)
  • Biblical (II): Sarah and Rebecca
  • Biblical Virgins (III): Leah (Rachel), Dinah, Tamar, and Hannah
  • Women of Philo's World
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendix A
  • Abbreviations and Bibliography
  • Index.

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