TY - JOUR
T1 - Eusebius, polyhistor and Ezekiel
AU - Jacobson, Howard
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Careful analysis of Eusebius' technique in quoting historical sources, and accurate assessment and translation of the Greek he used in introducing such quotations, indicates beyond doubt that he did not quote Ezekiel's play Exagoge directly, but through the mention of Alexander Polyhistor. Recognition of this state of affairs demonstrates that the Moses-exaltation motif in Ezekiel's drama is properly to be located in the Hellenistic, rather than in the Christian, period.
AB - Careful analysis of Eusebius' technique in quoting historical sources, and accurate assessment and translation of the Greek he used in introducing such quotations, indicates beyond doubt that he did not quote Ezekiel's play Exagoge directly, but through the mention of Alexander Polyhistor. Recognition of this state of affairs demonstrates that the Moses-exaltation motif in Ezekiel's drama is properly to be located in the Hellenistic, rather than in the Christian, period.
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U2 - 10.1177/09518207057769
DO - 10.1177/09518207057769
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:60950607634
SN - 0951-8207
VL - 15
SP - 75
EP - 77
JO - Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
JF - Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha
IS - 1
ER -