Philo

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 centre 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...

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 centre 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...

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 centre 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...

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 centre 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...

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 centre of Hellenistic culture. He was trained in both Greek and Jewish learning. In his attempts to reconcile biblical teachings with Greek philosophy, Philo developed ideas that had a wide influence on Christian...