Persuasion and Force in 4 Maccabees: Appropriating a Political Dialectic
The present study explores the themes of persuasion and force in Greco-Roman political thought and their appropriation in 4 Maccabees. I argue that among Greco-Roman political writers, stretching from Plato to Plutarch, the problem of balancing persuasion and force and their relationship to civic vi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 92-112 |
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4 Maccabees
early Judaism
Greco-Roman political philosophy
persuasion
force
constitution
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