Questions on Genesis

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 and Jewish religious thought.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of the works of Philo is compiled into 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.