The Symposium of Philo’s Therapeutae: Displaying Jewish Identity in an Increasingly Roman World

Philo's description of the sober Jewish symposium in De vita contempletiva resembles the attitude of the contemporary elite in Rome and caps a growing disparagement of the traditional Greek symposium that can be traced through his earlier writings.

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Veröffentlicht in:Greek, Roman and Byzantine studies Roman and Byzantine studies, 2010-11, Vol.50 (1), p.95-116
1. Verfasser: Maren R. Niehoff
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Philo's description of the sober Jewish symposium in De vita contempletiva resembles the attitude of the contemporary elite in Rome and caps a growing disparagement of the traditional Greek symposium that can be traced through his earlier writings.
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159