Hypothetica (by Philo)
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Hypothetica is a lost work by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, known primarily from fragments that discuss groups such as the Essenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hypothetica (by Philo) canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic Jewish text
ⓘ
ancient philosophical work ⓘ lost work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenistic Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandrian Judaism
|
| author | Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | generally accepted as authentic work of Philo ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| describedGroup | Essenes ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical
ⓘ
religious ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Judea ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fragments ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mentionedCommunity | Essenes ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Hellenistic Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Judaism
|
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria ⓘ |
| relatedField |
Jewish studies
ⓘ
Second Temple history ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Jewish apologetic toward non-Jews ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
study of Essenes
ⓘ
study of Jewish sectarianism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish groups in the Second Temple period
ⓘ
Jewish law and customs ⓘ Jewish sects ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| transmissionForm | quotations in later authors ⓘ |
| workType |
apologetic treatise
ⓘ
historical-ethnographic description ⓘ |
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Subject: Hypothetica (by Philo) Description of subject: Hypothetica is a lost work by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, known primarily from fragments that discuss groups such as the Essenes.
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