Philo of Alexandria On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (Philo of Alexandria Commentary)

Contents......Page 8
General Introduction-Series......Page 10
Preface......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
1. The Place of the Treatise in the Philonic Corpus......Page 22
2. The Place of the Treatise in Philo’s Life......Page 29
3. The Title and Integrity of the Treatise......Page 31
4. Analysis of the Treatise’s Contents......Page 37
5. The Character and Aim of the Treatise......Page 44
6. The Nachleben of the Treatise......Page 58
TRANSLATION......Page 64
On Courage......Page 66
On Humanity......Page 76
On Repentance......Page 100
On Nobility......Page 104
COMMENTARY......Page 112
On Courage, Chapters 1–4......Page 114
On Courage, Chapters 5–8......Page 140
On Humanity, Chapters 1-4......Page 178
On Humanity, Chapter 5......Page 220
On Humanity, Chapter 6......Page 226
On Humanity, Chapters 7-8......Page 240
On Humanity, Chapter 9......Page 248
On Humanity, Chapter 10......Page 258
On Humanity, Chapter 11......Page 266
On Humanity, Chapters 12-13......Page 276
On Humanity, Chapter 14......Page 286
On Humanity, Chapter 15......Page 296
On Humanity, Chapter 16......Page 304
On Humanity, Chapter 17......Page 312
On Humanity, Chapter 18......Page 326
On Humanity, Chapter 19......Page 340
On Humanity, Chapters 20–21......Page 346
On Humanity, Chapters 22-24......Page 362
On Repentance......Page 380
On Nobility......Page 402
Other Ancient Texts......Page 440
Modern Scholarly Literature......Page 441
Index of Biblical Passages Cited......Page 470
Index of Philonic Texts Cited......Page 472
Index of Ancient Texts Cited......Page 476
Index of Modern Authors......Page 484
Index of Subjects......Page 492
Index of Greek Terms......Page 498