On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
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On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) is a philosophical and exegetical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that interprets and systematizes the specific commandments of the Mosaic Law through the lens of Hellenistic Jewish thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De specialibus legibus | 1 |
| On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) Context triple: [Philo of Alexandria, notableWork, On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)]
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Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Commentarius ad Pandectas is a seminal multi-volume legal commentary on the Roman law Digest that became a foundational work of Roman-Dutch law and influenced civil law systems in Europe and beyond.
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Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus is the Latin motto of the University of Florida, expressing the idea that the welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens.
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D.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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E.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) Target entity description: On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) is a philosophical and exegetical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that interprets and systematizes the specific commandments of the Mosaic Law through the lens of Hellenistic Jewish thought.
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A.
Epitome of the Divine Institutes
Epitome of the Divine Institutes is a concise abridgment of Lactantius’s major Christian apologetic work, presenting its theological and philosophical arguments in a shorter, more accessible form.
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B.
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Commentarius ad Pandectas is a seminal multi-volume legal commentary on the Roman law Digest that became a foundational work of Roman-Dutch law and influenced civil law systems in Europe and beyond.
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C.
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus is the Latin motto of the University of Florida, expressing the idea that the welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens.
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D.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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E.
Commentaries on Aristotle
Commentaries on Aristotle are a series of influential medieval philosophical and theological works in which St. Thomas Aquinas analyzes and interprets Aristotle’s writings, integrating them with Christian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hellenistic Jewish literature
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exegetical treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
interpret Mosaic commandments philosophically
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systematize the Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenistic Jews
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surface form:
Hellenistic Judaism
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| author | Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 1st century ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Mosaic legislation ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
civil legislation in the Mosaic Law
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ethical aspects of the Law ⓘ ritual commandments ⓘ |
| focusesOn | specific commandments of the Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalAspect |
natural law theory
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virtue ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophy
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Platonic thought ⓘ Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Hellenistic Jewish readers
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educated Greek-speaking audience ⓘ |
| interpretsText |
Torah
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surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| LatinTitle |
On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
De specialibus legibus
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| literaryGenre |
biblical exegesis
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Philo of Alexandria's corpus ⓘ |
| period | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscript tradition
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Latin translations ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Allegorical Interpretation (Legum Allegoriae)
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surface form:
Allegorical Commentary on Genesis
On the Creation (De opificio mundi) ⓘ
surface form:
On the Creation
On the Decalogue ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | monotheism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | multi-book treatise ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
early Christian thought
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history of Jewish philosophy ⓘ history of biblical interpretation ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
relationship between divine law and reason
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universal significance of Mosaic Law ⓘ |
| usesMethod | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
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