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Jewish Women Philosophers of First-Century Alexandria: Philo's 'Therapeutae' Reconsidered
Jewish Women Philosophers of FirstCentury Alexandria Philo's 'Therapeutae' Reconsidered
Author: Joan E. Taylor
The "Therapeutae" were a Jewish group of ascetic philosophers who lived outside Alexandria in the middle of the first century CE. They are described in Philo's treatise De Vita Contemplativa and have often been considered in comparison with early Christians, the Essenes, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. But who were they really? This study foc...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199291410
ISBN-10: 0199291411
Publication Date: 3/30/2006
Pages: 434
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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