Although History of Political Ideas was begun as a textbook for Macmillan, Voegelin never intended it to be a conventional "synthesis." He sought instead an original comprehensive interpretation, founded on primary materials and taking into account the most advanced specialist scholarship—or science as...
His handling of complex issues is deft and judicious; his treatment of the primary texts is original and insightful... Under Gruen's guidance [Hellenistic Jewish literature] invariably comes alive in new and fascinating ways." - Harold W. Attridge, The Journal of Religion "This excellent volume...
Alexander the Great & Hellenism | History & Conquests from Chapter 3/ Lesson 8 132K Study conquests of Alexander the Great and the rise of Hellenism. Learn about how Alexander spread Greek language and culture by founding Greek cities.
protests against his assertion that the Gods hold human form, Cotta likewise concedes that happiness is a fundamental nature of the Gods: “You assumed that the gods are happy: we grant it. But no one, you said, can be happy without virtue. This also we give you, and willingly...