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Second edition |
| Description |
1 online resource (284 pages) |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Brown Judaic studies ; number 209 |
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Brown Judaic studies ; no. 209.
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| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--McMaster University). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
PDF (JSTOR, viewed Apr 13, 2020). |
| 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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Edition statement from online full metadata page. |
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"This edition contains typographical corrections from the original."--Publishers' preface |
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"Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program."--T.p. verso |
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"Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License."--T.p. verso |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 01, 2020). |
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Philo, of Alexandria.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
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Bible. Ancien Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. juives.
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Philo, of Alexandria
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Bible. Old Testament
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Women in the Bible.
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Women -- Biblical teaching.
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Femmes dans la Bible.
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Femmes -- Enseignement biblique.
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Judaism.
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Women -- Biblical teaching
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Women in the Bible
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| Indexed Term |
Judaism |
| Genre/Form |
e-books.
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Livres numériques.
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| Added Author |
Satlow, Michael L., editorial director.
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National Endowment for the Humanities, sponsoring body.
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, sponsoring body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sly, Dorothy. Philo's perception of women. Atlanta, georgia : Scholars Press, 1990 9781555405007 (OCoLC)21870591 |
| ISBN |
9781951498535 (ebook) |
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1951498534 (ebook) |
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9781951498542 (electronic bk.) |
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1951498542 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000067027088 |
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AU@ 000067150963 |
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