Fourth Maccabees and the Promotion of the Jewish Philosophy: Rhetoric, Intertexture, and Reception

by James Clarke & Co and David A. deSilva

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. Using an expansion upon previous scriptural narratives as an opportunity for philosophical exposition, its author delights in the Torah, the Law of Moses, as the divinely given path to becoming our best selves now. Moreover, drawing upon Greek logic tradition, he develops an elaborate rationalisation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227177894
• ISBN13: 9780227177891
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 4.38 lbs.