TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thom,Johan Carl
TI  - The Pythagorean golden verses: with introduction and commentary 
T2  - Religions in the Graeco-Roman world,
SN  - 9789004295841
AV  - B243 .G64 1995
U1  - 182/.2 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Leiden, New York
PB  - E.J. Brill
KW  - Golden verses
KW  - fast
KW  - Pythagoras and Pythagorean school
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - Spiritual life
KW  - Aphorisms and apothegms
KW  - Sayings
KW  - Early works
N1  - Greek text with English translation and commentary; Revision of J.C. Thom's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1990; Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-244) and indexes; Preliminary material -- HISTORY OF MODERN RESEARCH -- HISTORY OF RECEPTION IN ANTIQUITY -- HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION -- TITLE AND AUTHORSHIP -- THE DATE OF THE GOLDEN VERSES -- COMPOSITION AND CONTENT -- GENRE, FUNCTION, AND SETTING -- HISTORICAL LOCUS AND VALUE -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- COMMENTARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CONCORDANCE -- INDEX OF GREEK WORDS -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- INDEX LOCORUM -- RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses , a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity. The first part of the book treats still unresolved introductory matters such as the date, authorship, genre, composition, and the historical locus of the poem. This is followed by a text with translation on facing pages, and a detailed commentary containing a wealth of comparative material from the Greco-Roman period, including early Christianity and Judaism. Particularly valuable are the extensive discussions of the moral topoi and religious themes encountered in the poem
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004295841
ER  -