Moses und der Mythos
Subtitle: die Auseinandersetzung mit der griechischen Mythologie bei jüdisch-hellenistischen Autoren
By: von René Bloch
Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism -- v. 145; Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism -- v. 145.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9789004165014
Subjects: Greek influences; Judaism; Jews; Greek Mythology; History and criticism; Civilization; Hellenism; Greek literature; Jewish authors; History
Description: In the Hellenistic period Jews regularly encountered Greek mythology in one form or another: in literature, in art, or through language. This book is the first comprehensive study of the different strategies pursued by Jewish-Hellenistic authors as they engaged with Greek myth. The principal focus of this study is on the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, but a large range of other authors from the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE are also discussed. Far from limiting themselves to outright rejection, these authors often show a striking familiarity with Greek myth, which they sometimes even incorporated into Jewish myth. Ancient Jewish discourse on Greek myth was not primarily driven by apologetics, but constituted an important aspect of Jewish Hellenism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ( p. [255]-282) and indexes.