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“The Accusation of Misanthropy against the Jews in Antiquity: A Stoic Background?”

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Outbursts of anti-Judaism in Antiquity, such as the pogrom of 38 CE, have often been studied from a political point of view. The disaster that befell the Jewish community in Alexandria has been shown to be connected to the citizenship issue in this city and, more widely, to the political evolution in Roman Egypt that led to changes of status for Jews (in comparison to the Hellenistic period). Yet when we look at the writings of the ancient authors who accused the Jews of misanthropy, such as Apion, we realize that the political circumstances that Jews experienced at that time are unlikely to be the only factor in the development of this accusation. The intellectual background of each author may have played a role as well. In several cases, this background appears to have been Stoic or to have reflected a kind of universalistic ethics and worldview. This article looks at the examples of Posidonius, Apion, and Euphrates to illustrate this dynamic.

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hal-05188741 , version 1 (27-07-2025)

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Katell Berthelot. “The Accusation of Misanthropy against the Jews in Antiquity: A Stoic Background?”. Benedikt Josef Collinet; Frank Ueberschaer. Jew-Hatred in the Second Temple Period, De Gruyter, p. 155-180, 2025, 9783111032375. ⟨hal-05188741⟩
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