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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 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 Jewish religious thought.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of the works of Philo is in ten volumes and two supplements, distributed as follows:
Volume I: Creation; Interpretation of Genesis II and III.
Volume II: On the Cherubim; The Sacrifices of Abel and Cain; The Worse Attacks the Better; The Posterity and Exile of Cain; On the Giants.
Volume III: The Unchangeableness of God; On Husbandry; Noah's Work as a Planter; On Drunkenness; On Sobriety.
Volume IV: The Confusion of Tongues; The Migration of Abraham; The Heir of Divine Things; On the Preliminary Studies.
Volume V: On Flight and Finding; Change of Names; On Dreams.
Volume VI: Abraham; Joseph; Moses.
Volume VII: The Decalogue; On Special Laws Books I–III.
Volume VIII: On Special Laws Book IV; On the Virtues; Rewards and Punishments.
Volume IX: Every Good Man Is Free; The Contemplative Life; The Eternity of the World; Against Flaccus; Apology for the Jews; On Providence.
Volume X: On the Embassy to Gaius; indexes.
Supplement I: Questions on Genesis.
Supplement II: Questions on Exodus; index to supplements.
Series: Loeb Classical Library
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ISBN: 9780674994423
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 January 1953
Country: United States
Imprint: LOEB
Illustration: Index
Contributors:
- Translated by Ralph Marcus
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 108.0mm
Height: 162.0mm
Weight: 272g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Ralph Marcus (1900–1956) taught at the Jewish Institute of Religion at Columbia and at the University of Chicago.
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