Philo and Josephus on the Fidelity of Judeans
The first century sees a substantial rise in the frequency with which Greek speaking authors discuss pistis (here, understood as fidelity, trust, confidence, proof). The authors who use pistis the most include Philo, Paul, and Josephus. This suggests that while many people are thinking about fidelit...
| Published in: | Journal of ancient Judaism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of ancient Judaism
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
/ Josephus, Flavius 37-100
/ Greek language
/ Noun
/ Pistis
/ Faithfulness
/ Jews
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| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HD Early Judaism TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Fidelity
B Ethnicity B Philo of Alexandria B Pistis B Roman Empire B Flavius Josephus B Judeans |
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| Summary: | The first century sees a substantial rise in the frequency with which Greek speaking authors discuss pistis (here, understood as fidelity, trust, confidence, proof). The authors who use pistis the most include Philo, Paul, and Josephus. This suggests that while many people are thinking about fidelity, ethnic Judeans are thinking about it disproportionately. This essay focuses on two such authors, Philo and Josephus. I argue that both Judeans claim fidelity to be a foundational national-ethnic characteristic, from the patriarchs to their own day. Furthermore, the article argues that this image of enduring Judean fidelity can be better understood within the context of living under the colonizing power of Rome – a principate that is equally preoccupied with fidelity ( fides ). |
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| ISSN: | 2196-7954 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ancient Judaism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/21967954-BJA10003 |