Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria - David Dawson - Books - University of California Press - 9780520071025 - December 2, 1991
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Allegorical Readers and Cultural Revision in Ancient Alexandria

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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

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Released December 2, 1991
ISBN13 9780520071025
Publishers University of California Press
Pages 356
Dimensions 236 × 159 × 30 mm   ·   708 g

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