This article explores the emergence of the sage as an exemplar in Greek and Jewish antiquity. Greek philosophical writings and Jewish literary accounts are analysed, the latter including texts written in both Hebrew and Greek. The Greek and Jewish sources are compared in order to highlight (dis)similarities between them. It will be argued that the conception of the sage as an idealized figure and object of emulation originates from the classical Greek world, but it becomes integrated into the Jewish discourse on wisdom and good life in the later Hellenistic period. In spite of this shared element, the portrayals of the sage vary regarding the amount of concreteness and the discursive strategies in which his exemplarity is constructed.

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圣贤在希腊和犹太古代的崛起

本文探讨了圣贤作为希腊和犹太古代典范的出现。分析了希腊的哲学著作和犹太文学作品，后者包括希伯来语和希腊语两种文字。比较了希腊语和犹太语源，以突出它们之间的（不相似）相似性。可以说，圣人作为理想化人物和模仿对象的概念起源于古典希腊世界，但在后来的希腊时代，它就融入了犹太人关于智慧和美好生活的论述。尽管有这样的共同点，圣贤的描写在具体的数量和建构他的榜样的话语策略方面也有所不同。