Described by Origen as a writing that “even the masses of believers have read,” the Sentences of Sextus offers unique insights into popular Christian thought during the late second century C.E. Althou
This commentary on the Greek text of the Jewish-Hellenistic Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides, a sapiential poem of the first century BCE or first century CE, offers a full treatment of its sources, stru
In the treatise On Virtues, Philo of Alexandria demonstrates how Moses, the constitution he established, and the community that follows its laws embody certain moral ideals (courage, humanity, repenta
The collection of Paul’s letters to the churches of his day form one of the largest and most theologically rich parts of the New Testament.? Wilson compares passages from each of Paul’s letters—includ
Despite the fact that the Bible informs the majority of Western literature and is a significant influence on many aspects of Western history, many undergraduates have never seen a Bible outside of a b
