The ship of state: Metaphor and intertextuality in Philo of Alexandria

This article discusses Philo’s use of the well-known state is ship metaphor. After offering a definition of topos and intertextuality, I discuss passages from the Philonic corpus in which this image features. I will argue that Philo’s use of the state is ship metaphor in most of his writings must be...

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Main Author: Hartog, Pieter B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-204
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40 / State / Metaphor / Intertextuality / Plato 427 BC-347 BC, Res publica / Trope (Philosophy)
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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Further subjects:B Philo of Alexandria
B Intertextuality
B Legatio ad Gaium
B Plato
B Topos
B ship of state
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