Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Feldman, Philo's Portrayal of Moses

How could I miss this book? I suddenly discovered that L.H. Feldman is publishing a large study on Philo's portrayal of Moses. However, as far as I can gather, the book is not yet published. Hopefully it might be available in November at the SBL, I might hope: Louis H. Feldman,
Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism
The University of Notre Dame Press,
Cloth Edition, 568 Pages, 2007
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We might again quote from the publishers:
"Philo's Portrayal of Moses in the Context of Ancient Judaism presents the most comprehensive study of Philo's De Vita Mosis that exists in any language. Feldman, well known for his work on Josephus and ancient Judaism, here paves new ground using rabbinic material with philological precision to illuminate important parallels and differences between Philo's writing on Moses and rabbinic literature."

Louis H. Feldman is the Abraham Wouk Family Professor of Classics and Literature, Yeshiva University. He is the author and editor of over sixteen books, including Josephus's Interpretation of the Bible and most recently Judaism and Hellenism Reconsidered.

“This book represents the first full-length treatment of Philo's portrait of Moses in the De Vita Moysis. The work is erudite and careful. As is characteristic of Professor Feldman's work as a whole, the strongest quality of this book is its comprehensive nature and encyclopedic learning. It will appeal to a significant number of scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines, including Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinic Judaism, New Testament, and the Early Church.” —Gregory E. Sterling, associate professor of theology, University of Notre Dame.

Read more about the book here.

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