Philo's portrayal of Moses in the context of ancient Judaism - Feldman, Louis H. (Notre Dame, Ind. : : University of Notre Dame Press, 2007)
I. General considerations -- The importance of Moses in classical antiquity -- The antiquity of Moses -- Philo's audience in De Vita Mosis -- Philo's life of Moses as an Aretalogy and as an Encomium -- Philo's method as a Biographer of Moses -- Philo's knowledge of oral tradition -- Philo as Midrashist -- II. The life of Moses -- Moses' genealogy -- Moses' birth -- Moses' upbringing -- Moses' handsomeness -- Moses' attitude toward wealth -- Moses's career as leader of the Israelites -- Moses before his departure for Midian -- Moses in Midian -- The burning bush -- Moses' return to Egypt -- The plagues -- The Israelites' departure from Egypt -- Moses' leadership during the Exodus: the miraculous crossing of the Sea of Reeds -- Moses' leadership in the wilderness -- War with the Amalekites -- The omission of Jethro's visit -- The revelation at Sinai -- The golden calf -- The case of the blasphemer -- The second passover -- The spies -- The revolt of Korah -- The war with the Edomites -- The war with Sihon -- Balaam -- The incident with the Midianite Women and Phinehas -- The choice of a successor: Joshua -- The battle against Midian -- The proposal of Reuben and Gad -- The daughters of Zelophehad -- The death of Moses -- The extraordinary deaths of extraordinary persons -- Attacks on Biblical accounts as myths -- The account of Moses' death according to the assumption of Moses -- Philo's description of Moses' last days -- Pseudo-Philo's account of Moses' death -- Josephus' account of Moses' death -- The Rabbinic account of Moses' death -- The Samaritan description of Moses death -- III. The virtues of Moses -- In general -- Wisdom -- Courage -- Temperance -- Justice -- Piety -- Moses as Lawgiver -- Moses as King -- Moses as Sufferer -- Moses as Priest and Theologian -- Moses as Prophet -- The reference to a prophet like Moses -- Moses as Mediator -- Moses as Philosopher and Inventor -- Moses as Performer of Miracles -- Moses as Magician -- Moses as Messiah and the return of Moses -- The divinity of Moses -- The term "G-d" as applied to humans in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods -- The attitude of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha to the divinity of Moses -- The deification of Moses according to (generally regarded) Graeco-Jewish writers -- The alleged deification of Moses in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- The association of Moses with divinity in the New Testament -- Philo's view of the alleged divinity of Moses -- The alleged deification of Moses in Pseudo-Philo -- Josephus' view of Moses' alleged divinity -- The divinity of Moses in the Rabbinic Tradition -- The alleged divinity of Moses in the Samaritan Tradition -- IV. Conclusion -- Index of Ancient Texts -- Jewish Scriptures -- Apocrypha -- Pseudepigrapha -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- New Testament -- Church Fathers -- Samaritan Writings -- Philo -- Pseudo-Philo -- Josephus -- Other (alleged) Graeco-Jewish Writers -- Rabbinic and Allied Literature -- Classical Greek Authors -- Classical Latin Authors -- Papyri.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-471) and indexes.
Keywords: Moses (Biblical leader); Philo, of Alexandria; Josephus, Flavius; Rabbinical literature--History and criticism; Greek literature, Hellenistic--Jewish authors--History and criticism