The Concept of Evil in 4 Maccabees
The concept of evil in 4 Maccabees differs from what we find in most ancient Jewish literature, and little attention has been paid to its philosophical background. In this article I submit that the author of 4 Maccabees has absorbed and adapted a Stoic conception of evil into his Jewish philosophy....
| Published in: | The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
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| Further subjects: | B
4 Maccabees
concept of evil
emotions
Hellenistic philosophy
natural law
Second Temple Judaism
value theory
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