The Pythagorean Fragments of the Hellenistic Period -- The Followers -- The King as Law: Roman Evidence -- Inscriptional Evidence -- The Historians -- Philo -- Pliny -- Suetonius -- Dio Cassius -- Philosophers and Poets -- Pomponius Porphyry -- Seneca -- The Lawyers -- Gaius -- Ulpian -- Comments: The Historical Evidence -- The p{or{ f {r{ Ideal -- The King is the Law -- The King's Closeness to God -- The King's Relationship to his Subjects -- Harmony -- Imitation -- "Communion" -- Other Hellenistic Kingship Traits -- The "Just" King -- Conclusions -- The Task -- Chapter Four: Philo and z{vl{
Appendix 2: Philo and the Oral Law -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z
Summary
A study of the influence of Hellenism and Greco-Roman philosophy on Philo of Alexandria's view of the Mosaic law. In particular, it examines how Philo integrated Greco-Roman conceptions of law, such as Unwritten Law, into his understanding of the Mosaic law of the Jews and the Patriarch's lives
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and indexes
