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| Title: Josephus' Portrait of Noah and its parallels in Philo, Pseudo-Philo's "Biblical Antiquities", and rabbinic Midrashim Secondary Title: PAAJR Volume: 55 Pages: 31-57 Type: Journal Article Year: 1988 Abstract: "Josephus' portrayal of Noah shows careful and deliberate additions, modifications, and substractations, largely motivated by apologetic concerns but also arising from his aim to synthesize Jewish and Hellenistic culture. On the one hand, Josephus desired to highlight the character of Noah, the ancestor of the Gentiles. On the other hand, he set for himself the goal of defending and glorifying the Jewish people by reducing the role of Noah and by not expecting more of the sons of Noah, as did the rabbis, in those commandments incumbent upon them". - D.J.H. Keywords: Antiquities |