Irene Gobbi
From Phinehas to Cyril: Notes on the Appropriation of Biblical Zeal in Late Antique Alexandria
The exegetical links between Cyril of Alexandria and Philo have only become the subject of investigation in recent decades, and they are still largely unexplored. My paper aims to focus on a specific and controversial figure, Phinehas (Numbers 25:6–13), to compare the different interpretations provided by Philo and Cyril. The use of Phinehas to convey…