A Hellenistic Ethical Lexicon by Doron Mendels
Building on his previous work on Hellenistic Interstate Political Ethics (T&T Clark, 2022) leading historian Doron Mendels presents three hundred interstate ethical rules of conduct which he has discovered within three reconstructed Hellenistic codes. These codes appear in the work of three major Hellenistic historical writers, with Mendels also adding remarks that appear in The Letter of Aristeas.
Mendels has formulated these – probably originally oral – rules embedded within the historical narratives using a mixture of statements by rulers and other actors concerning interstate relationships, historical events which point to ethical behaviour of states and/or their breach, as well as related thoughts of the historians themselves regarding interstate encounters. The result is a comprehensive catalogue of ethical rules referring to behaviour on the international scene, which include not only rules but also a lexicon of moral terms borrowed from the individual ethical scenarios. The volume constitutes a significant addition to knowledge of the Hellenistic era in the 3rd-1st centuries BC, the universe against which Judaism and early Christianity operated.
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The Protevangelium of James
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The Samaritans
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Jesus Research
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A Gate to Heaven
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The Messiah
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Saint Thomas the Apostle: New Testament, Apocrypha, and Historical Traditions
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Afterlife and Resurrection Beliefs in the Apocrypha and Apocalyptic Literature
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Apocalyptic Interpretation of the Bible
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Scriptural Tales Retold
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A History of the Hasmonean State
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The Hasmoneans and Their Neighbors
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Hellenistic Inter-state Political Ethics and the Emergence of the Jewish State
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The Glory of the Invisible God
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Sacred Texts and Paradigmatic Revolutions
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An Ecology of Scriptures
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Cyprus Within the Biblical World
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Psalms of Solomon
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Jewish and Christian Scriptures
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Second Baruch: A Critical Edition of the Syriac Text
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Persian Influence on Daniel and Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
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Why Did Paul Go West?
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Raised from the Dead According to Scripture
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| ISBN 13 | 9780567718310 |
| ISBN 10 | 056771831X |
| Title | A Hellenistic Ethical Lexicon |
| Author | Doron Mendels |
| Series | Jewish And Christian Texts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 2027-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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