De opificio mundi
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De opificio mundi is an early Christian philosophical treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the biblical account of the creation of the world.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De opificio mundi canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical commentary
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early Christian text ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
ancient Jewish literature
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ancient philosophical literature ⓘ biblical commentary ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Greek-speaking Jewish communities ⓘ |
| discusses |
creation of time
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intelligible world and sensible world ⓘ order of creation ⓘ relationship between God and matter ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cosmology
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creation by God ⓘ nature of the cosmos ⓘ role of the Logos ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical exegesis
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philosophy ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
allegorical reading of Scripture
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synthesis of Greek philosophy and biblical revelation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Christian theology
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patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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biblical creation narrative ⓘ creation of the world ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Platonism
NERFINISHED
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Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
metaphysics of creation
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reason and divine Logos ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Philo ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
goodness of creation
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transcendence of God ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE–1st century CE ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | On the Creation of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De opificio mundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Hellenistic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Christian Church Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
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