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Philo

Philo of Alexandria (/ˈfaɪloʊ/; Ancient Greek: Φίλων, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh; c. 20 BCE - c.

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Born
c. 20 BCE Alexandria, Roman Egypt, Roman Empire
Died
c. 50 CE (aged 70) Alexandria, Roman Egypt, Roman Empire
Era
Ancient philosophy
Main interests
Cosmology, philosophy of religion
Notable ideas
Allegorical interpretation of the Torah
Region
Roman Egypt

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related to Further reading · 107
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related to Editions and translations · 54
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related to Family · 32
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related to Christianity · 31
Philo → Alexandria, Alexandrians Didymus, Although Philo, Ambrose, Apamea, Bible, Biblical, Caesarea, CE Middle Platonist, Christian Church, Christian Middle Platonists, Clement, Early Christian, Eusebius, God, Greek, Gregory, His, Isidore, Jerome
related to External links · 30
Philo → Aegean, Alexandria, Biblical Literature, Bradshaw, Dr, EarlyChurch, English, Greek, Greek World, Henry Abramson, Internet ArchiveLecture, Jews, Latin Project, Leipzig, Open, Open Greek, Philo Judaeus, Philo Resource Page, Philo's, Philo-Judaeus
related to References · 29
Philo → Adam, Bigg, Cambridge University Press, Carl Siegfried, Charles, Cornell University Press, Crawford Howell Toy, Dillon, Emil, Encyclopædia Britannica, Funk, Hugh, In Chisholm, In Singer, ISBN, Isidore, Jacob Zallel Lauterbach, John, June, Kamesar
related to Allegorical interpretation · 27
Philo → Bible, By, Chaldeans, Citium, Divine Things, Egyptians, Every Good Man, Free, God, Greek, Greeks, He, Hebrew Bible, Heir, Heraclitus, Heraclitus's, However, Its, Judaism, Mosaic
related to Other works ascribed to Philo · 25
Philo → Adam, Annius, Armenian, Biblical, Breviarium Temporum, Cohn, De Jona, De Mundo, De Sampsone, Hebrew, Interpretatio Hebraicorum Nominum, It, Jean-Baptiste Aucher, Jerome, Jew, Latin, Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum, New Testament, Origen, Philo's
related to Independent works · 23
Philo → Ad Flaccum, Alexandria, Apologies, Armenian, Caesarea, Contemplative Life, De, Eternity, Eusebius, Every Good Man Is, Free, GaiumPhilosophical, Historical, Jews, Judaism, Life, Moses, On, On Animals, On Providence
related to Commentaries on the Pentateuch · 22
Philo → All, Allegorical Commentary, Armenian, Bible, Book, Exodus, Exposition, Genesis, Gentiles, Greek, Inquiries, Jean-Baptiste Aucher, Jews, Latin, Law, Most, Pentateuch, Philo's, Quaestiones, There

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PhiloBornc. 20 BCE Alexandria, Roman Egypt, Roman Empire1.00infobox
PhiloDiedc. 50 CE (aged 70) Alexandria, Roman Egypt, Roman Empire1.00infobox
PhiloEraAncient philosophy1.00infobox
PhiloMain interestsCosmology, philosophy of religion1.00infobox
PhiloNotable ideasAllegorical interpretation of the Torah1.00infobox
PhiloRegionRoman Egypt1.00infobox
PhiloSchoolMiddle Platonism1.00infobox
PhiloSchoolHellenistic Judaism1.00infobox
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the Stoicsinstance ofPhilo shows extensive influence not only from philosophers0.80text
but also poetsinstance ofPhilo shows extensive influence not only from philosophers0.80text
oratorsinstance ofPhilo shows extensive influence not only from philosophers0.80text

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