Aristeas
- Textgroups:
- tlg1183
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.1777
- Tlg id:
- tlg1183
- Name:
- Aristeas
- Alt names:
- Aristeas, Epistolographus
Aristea
Aristeas
Aristeas, Pseudonym
Pseudo-Aristeas - Field of activity:
- Pseudo-Author
- Notes:
- Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology:
Brill's New Pauly: "Letter of Aristeas, Fictitious report in the form of an epistolary novel by the pagan official A. on the circumstances leading to the translation into Greek of the Pentateuch. Written in good koine by an Alexandrian Jew towards the end of the 2nd cent. BC, A. defends the validity of the Torah, provides allegorical interpretations of the ritual laws, and emphasizes the reliability of the Septuagint...." Schwemer, Anna Maria (Tübingen). "Aristeas." Brill’s New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider. Brill Online, 2015. Referenc - Author info:
- Wikipedia
- VIAF
- URN:
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1183.tlg001 Click here for Work record