Bibliograph

FOURTH MACCABEES AND THE PROMOTION OF THE JEWISH PHILOSOPHY, rhetoric, intertexture, and reception;rhetoric, intertexture, and reception

Type

Label

FOURTH MACCABEES AND THE PROMOTION OF THE JEWISH PHILOSOPHY, rhetoric, intertexture, and reception;rhetoric, intertexture, and reception

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

FOURTH MACCABEES AND THE PROMOTION OF THE JEWISH PHILOSOPHY

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

rhetoric, intertexture, and reception;rhetoric, intertexture, and reception

Summary

Fourth Maccabees is a superbly crafted oration that presents a case for the Jewish way of life couched almost entirely in terms of Greek ethical ideals. Its author delights in the Torah, the Law of Moses, as the divinely given path to becoming our best selves now. In this collection of essays spanning two decades of study, David deSilva examines the formative training that produced such an author, the rhetorical crafting and effect of his work, the author's creative use of both Jewish and Greek literary resources, and the book's enduring message and legacy in the Christian church

Target audience

adult

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