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Philo Of Alexandria, Hypothetica, 7.11

nan Is not this a mark of great temperance and self-restraint, derived to them from practice alone, so that they act towards one another with perfect equality, and are able to derive strength from those actions if it be necessary? Surely not so; but the lawgiver thought that it ought to be derived from some great and admirable circumstance, that they should not only be competent to do other things in the same manner, but should also be imbued with a thorough knowledge of their national laws and customs.

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bipartite (jewish) bible	Carr (2004) 244, 245
chaeremon the stoic,on the egyptian priests	Taylor and Hay (2020) 209
philo of alexandria	Carr (2004) 244, 245
susanna,feminist concerns in story of	Ashbrook Harvey et al (2015) 143
tripartite (jewish) bible'	Carr (2004) 245
women,capacity for virtue	Ashbrook Harvey et al (2015) 143