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The Accusation of Misanthropy against the Jews in Antiquity: A Stoic Background?

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Názov: The Accusation of Misanthropy against the Jews in Antiquity: A Stoic Background?
Autori: Berthelot, Katell
Prispievatelia: Berthelot, Katell, Benedikt Josef Collinet, Frank Ueberschaer
Zdroj: Jew-hatred in the Second Temple Period ISBN: 9783111032375
Informácie o vydavateľovi: De Gruyter, 2025.
Rok vydania: 2025
Predmety: Stoicism, misanthropy, Ancient Judaism, [SHS.HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History, Apion, Posidonius, Euphrates, Strabo, Diodorus, [SHS.RELIG] Humanities and Social Sciences/Religions
Popis: Outbursts of anti-Judaism in Antiquity, such as the pogrom of 38 CE, have often been studied from a political point of view. The disaster that befell the Jewish community in Alexandria has been shown to be connected to the citizenship issue in this city and, more widely, to the political evolution in Roman Egypt that led to changes of status for Jews (in comparison to the Hellenistic period).Yet when we look at the writings of the ancient authors who accused the Jews of misanthropy, such as Apion, we realize that the political circumstances that Jews experienced at that time are unlikely to be the only factor in the development of this accusation. The intellectual background of each author may have played a role as well. In several cases, this background appears to have been Stoic or to have reflected a kind of universalistic ethics and worldview. This article looks at the examples of Posidonius, Apion, and Euphrates to illustrate this dynamic.
Druh dokumentu: Part of book or chapter of book
Popis súboru: application/pdf
DOI: 10.1515/9783111032924-009
Prístupová URL adresa: https://amu.hal.science/hal-05188741v1
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....8ac4be50e1001514b3ece0bfc7e9944a
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Outbursts of anti-Judaism in Antiquity, such as the pogrom of 38 CE, have often been studied from a political point of view. The disaster that befell the Jewish community in Alexandria has been shown to be connected to the citizenship issue in this city and, more widely, to the political evolution in Roman Egypt that led to changes of status for Jews (in comparison to the Hellenistic period).Yet when we look at the writings of the ancient authors who accused the Jews of misanthropy, such as Apion, we realize that the political circumstances that Jews experienced at that time are unlikely to be the only factor in the development of this accusation. The intellectual background of each author may have played a role as well. In several cases, this background appears to have been Stoic or to have reflected a kind of universalistic ethics and worldview. This article looks at the examples of Posidonius, Apion, and Euphrates to illustrate this dynamic.
DOI:10.1515/9783111032924-009