Philo of Alexandria

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Early first-century Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Against Flaccus
Allegorical Interpretation of Genesis
Concerning Noah's Work as a Planter
Allegorical commentary to Genesis that discusses God’s "planting" of the world and whether drunkenness is wise.
Every Good Man is Free
Philo's discussion of the relationship between wisdom and freedom, according to Stoicism and the Bible.
Hypothetica
On Abraham
On Dreams
On Drunkenness
On Flight and Finding
On Husbandry
On Joseph
On Mating with the Preliminary Studies
On Providence
On Rewards and Punishments
On the Account of the World's Creation
On the Birth of Abel and the Sacrifices Offered by him and by his Brother Cain
On the Change of Names
On the Cherubim
On the Confusion of Tongues
On the Contemplative Life or Suppliants
On the Decalogue
On the Eternity of the World
On the Giants
On the Life of Moses
On the Migration of Abraham
On the Posterity of Cain and his Exile
On the Prayers and Curses Uttered by Noah when he Became Sober
On the Special Laws
On the Unchangeableness of God
On the Virtues
That the Worse is wont to Attack the Better
The Midrash of Philo
Oldest recorded allegorical biblical commentary with 20th-century explanations.
Who is the Heir of Divine Things

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