Philo’s Perception of Women / by Dorothy Sly ; Michael L. Satlow, managing editor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Brown Judaic studies ; number 209 | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Scholars Press, [2020]Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020Copyright date: ©[2020]Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9781951498535
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Contents:
Introduction -- Traditional Views of Women -- The State of Scholarship -- Philo's Language -- Woman and Virgin -- Biblical Women (I): Eve -- Biblical WOmen (II): The Others -- Biblical Virgins (I) -- Biblical (II): Sarah and Rebecca -- Biblical Virgins (III): Leah (Rachel), Dinah, Tamar, and Hannah -- Women of Philo's World -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Abbreviations and Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Dorothy Sly's Philo's Perception of Women (1990) carefully assesses Philo's statements about women against his portrayals of different women found in the Hebrew Bible. It remains one of the few comprehensive studies of this topic."--Provided by publisher
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--McMaster University).

Introduction -- Traditional Views of Women -- The State of Scholarship -- Philo's Language -- Woman and Virgin -- Biblical Women (I): Eve -- Biblical WOmen (II): The Others -- Biblical Virgins (I) -- Biblical (II): Sarah and Rebecca -- Biblical Virgins (III): Leah (Rachel), Dinah, Tamar, and Hannah -- Women of Philo's World -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix A -- Abbreviations and Bibliography -- Index.

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"Dorothy Sly's Philo's Perception of Women (1990) carefully assesses Philo's statements about women against his portrayals of different women found in the Hebrew Bible. It remains one of the few comprehensive studies of this topic."--Provided by publisher

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