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Allegorical readers and cultural revision in ancient Alexandria /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dawson, David, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1992]
Subjects:
Allegory.
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History.
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Philo, > of Alexandria.
Valentinus, > active 2nd century.
Clement, > of Alexandria, Saint, > approximately 150-approximately 215.
Alexandria (Egypt) > Religion.
Gnosticism.
Description
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Yale University, 1988).
Physical Description:xi, 341 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-318) and indexes.
ISBN:0520071026 (alk. paper)