Review of Karla and Konstan, Life of Aesop the Philosopher

BYRN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Life of Aesop the Philosopher.

Grammatiki A. Karla, David Konstan, Life of Aesop the Philosopher. Writings from the Greco-Roman world, 50. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2024. Pp. 260. ISBN 9781628373271.

Review by
Marcus Ziemann, Florida State University. mziemann@fsu.edu

I noted the publication of the book here, with notes on the connections of the Aesop traditions with the Mesopotamian sage Ahiqar, who was adopted into the Jewish apocryphal tradition.

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