Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments on Sexuality (2011 Loader), book

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Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments on Sexuality: Attitudes towards Sexuality in the Writings of Philo and Josephus and in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (2011) is a book by William R.G. Loader.

Abstract

"Philo, Josephus, and the Testaments on Sexuality is the fourth of five volumes by William Loader exploring attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity during the Greco-Roman era. In this volume Loader examines three substantial and historically important sets of documents the writings of Philo of Alexandria, the histories of Josephus, and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. For each set of writings, he provides an in-depth introduction, detailed analysis highlighting each writer?'s position on a broad range of matters pertaining to sexuality, and a summary conclusion."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011.

Contents

Attitudes towards sexuality in the writings of Philo of Alexandria -- Attitudes towards sexuality in the writings of Josephus -- Attitudes towards sexuality in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.

External links

  • [ Google Books]