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Philo of Alexandria

c. 20 BC–c. AD 50 · Jewish philosopher

Philo read the Torah with the tools of Plato and the Stoics, finding in Moses a philosopher and in the Logos a bridge between God and the world. His allegories fed the Church Fathers and later Jewish thought alike.

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On the Creation of the World
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Allegorical Interpretation — Books I–III
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On the Cherubim; and on the Flaming Sword; and on the First-Born Child of Man, Cain
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On the Sacrifice of Abel and Cain
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On the Principle that the Worse is accustomed to be always plotting against the Better
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On the Posterity of Cain
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On the Giants
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On the Unchangeableness of God
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On the Tilling of the Earth by Noah
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About the Planting of Noah
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On Drunkenness
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On Sobriety
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On the Confusion of Languages
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On the Migration of Abraham
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On the question, Who is the Heir of Divine Things
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On the Meeting for the sake of receiving Instructions
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On Fugitives
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On the question why certain Names in the Holy Scriptures are changed
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On the doctrine that Dreams are sent from God, Books 1-2
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On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction; or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham
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On the Life of a Man occupied with Affairs of State; or, on Joseph
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On the Life of Moses — Books I–II
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Concerning the Ten Commandments, which are the Heads of the Law
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The Special Laws — Books I–IV
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On Three Virtues, that is to say, on Courage, Humanity, and Repentance
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On Rewards and Punishments
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To Prove that every Man who is virtuous is also free
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On the Contemplative Life, or on the Virtues of Suppliants
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On the Incorruptibility of the World
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Against Flaccus
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On the Virtues and on the Office of Ambassadors. Addressed to Caius
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