Philo of Alexandria: Every Good Man is Free

Introduction, Translation, and Commentary

Maren R. Niehoff (Autor)

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677 Seiten

2026
Brill (Verlag)
9789004689299 (ISBN)

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Philo’s treatise on freedom is the first extant exposition of the topic, which became neuralgic in the first century CE. Philosophical, historical, literary and exegetical aspects are explored. The Essenes are presented as an exemplary group of free individuals, who reject slavery and study Torah on the Sabbath. In this first commentary on the treatise, Philo’s thought is explained in the context of the circumstances in which it was written, namely in the aftermath of the Alexandrian pogrom in 38 CE, when he served as the head of the Jewish embassy in Rome. The main contemporary figures are introduced and Philo’s role in the debates of first century Rome is highlighted. Special attention is paid to Cynic philosophy, which prized individual freedom and saw a revival in Rome that is otherwise attested only fragmentarily. Philo’s treatise emerges as a precious source, which illuminates subsequent advocates of freedom, such as Paul and Epictetus.

Maren R. Niehoff is Max Cooper Chair of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She published widely on Hellenistic and rabbinic Judaism, Greco-Roman culture and early Christianity. Her recent monograph Philo of Alexandria. An Intellectual Biography (Yale University Press, 2018) has been translated into five languages.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series ; 9
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-13	9789004689299 / 9789004689299
Zustand	Neuware