Philo: Every Good Man is Free. On the Contemplative Life. On the Eternity of the World. Against Flaccus. Apology for the Jews. On Providence. (Loeb Classical Library No. 363)
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The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BCE to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish learning. In attempting to reconcile biblical teachings with Greek philosophy he developed ideas that had wide influence on Christian and Jewish religious thought. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the works of Philo is in ten volumes and two supplements, distributed as show more follows. Volume I: Creation; Interpretation of Genesis II and III. II: On the Cherubim; The Sacrifices of Abel and Cain; The Worse Attacks the Better; The Posterity and Exile of Cain; On the Giants. III: The Unchangeableness of God; On Husbandry; Noah's Work as a Planter; On Drunkenness; On Sobriety. IV: The Confusion of Tongues; The Migration of Abraham; The Heir of Divine Things; On the Preliminary Studies. V: On Flight and Finding; Change of Names; On Dreams. VI: Abraham; Joseph; Moses. VII: The Decalogue; On Special Laws Books I-III. VIII: On Special Laws Book IV; On the Virtues; Rewards and Punishments. IX: Every Good Man Is Free; The Contemplative Life; The Eternity of the World; Against Flaccus; Apology for the Jews; On Providence. X: On the Embassy to Gaius; indexes. Supplement I: Questions on Genesis. II: Questions on Exodus; index to supplements. show lessTags
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- Philo: Every Good Man is Free. On the Contemplative Life. On the Eternity of the World. Against Flaccus. Apology for the Jews. On Providence. (Loeb Classical Library No. 363) (Loeb Classical Library No. 363)
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- 1941
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- Philo Judaeus; Flaccus Avillius
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- PREFACE TO VOLUME IX
The six treatises or parts of treatises in this volume are of a very different nature from the eight preceding volumes.
INTRODUCTION TO QUOD OMNIS PROBIS LIBER SIT
This treatise is usually believed to be a youthful essay of Philo's and we may well suppose that it belongs to a period of his life when he still had the dialectic of the ... (show all)philosophical schools fresh in his mind and before he had settled down to his life's work of interpreting the Pentateuch.
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- 180 — Philosophy and Psychology Ancient, medieval & eastern philosophy Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy
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- PA3612 .P35 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Greek literature Translations
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