The political and social changes that occurred with the transformation of the Roman Empire into a Roman Christian Empire called for new literary representations of the ideal Christian leader. In this struggle, the figure of Moses seemed suitable. The portrait of Moses as a political figure became the centre of interest during the 4th century.

Finn Damgaard finished his PhD studies at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Faculty of Theology, in Biblical Studies in 2010. He is currently working as a post doc at the Biblical Studies Section, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen.

Contents: Figure of Moses – Septuagint – Philo – Life of Moses – Paul – Corinthians – Josephus – Jewish Antiquities – Life – Early Christianity – Eusebius of Caesarea – Life of Constantine – Church history – Oration of the Saints – Gregory of Nyssa – Encomium of Basil – Gregory of Nazianzus – Orations. Inhaltsverzeichnis