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Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria David Dawson
Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria
David Dawson
Describes how some ancient pagan, Jewish, and Christian interpreters used allegory to endorse, revise, and subvert competing Christian and pagan world views. This book presents three Hellenistic religious writers who each typify distinctive models of allegorical interpretation: Philo, Valentinus, and Clement.
356 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 2, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9780520071025 |
| Publishers | University of California Press |
| Pages | 356 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 159 × 30 mm · 708 g |
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