Open AccessThe Pagan King before the One God
Author(s) -
Aleksandra Klęczar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
classica cracoviensia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2391-6753
pISSN - 1505-8913
DOI - 10.12797/cc.15.2012.15.06
Subject(s) - character (mathematics) , judaism , monarchy , literature , philosophy , history , classics , art , theology , law , mathematics , politics , political science , geometry
The paper is an analysis of the scene in Ant. XI, 8: the supposed meeting between Alexander the Great and the Jewish High Priest, revealing Alexander’s special status as a chosen of God. The analysis concentrates on two issues: the literary character of the description and the problem of Alexander’s kingship as presented in Jewish literature.