Virtue and Vice on Stage

Philo's claims to have attended the theater are well known; yet the extent to which dramatic themes inform his writings remains to be explored. This study juxtaposes two of Philo's treatises that engage with drama in disparate ways. First, in the Legatio ad Gaium, drawing on contemporary d...

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Main Author: Friesen, Courtney J. P. 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2017]
In: Journal of ancient Judaism
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-256
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
HD Early Judaism
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