corpus of Philo of Alexandria
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The corpus of Philo of Alexandria is the collected body of philosophical and exegetical writings by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo, which blend Jewish scripture with Greek, especially Platonic and Stoic, philosophy.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exegetical corpus
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literary corpus ⓘ philosophical corpus ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Against Flaccus (In Flaccum)
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Allegorical Interpretation (Legum allegoriae) NERFINISHED ⓘ Every Good Man is Free (Quod omnis probus liber sit) NERFINISHED ⓘ On Rewards and Punishments (De praemiis et poenis) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Cherubim (De cherubim) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Confusion of Tongues (De confusione linguarum) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Contemplative Life (De vita contemplativa) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Creation (De opificio mundi) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Decalogue (De decalogo) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Giants (De gigantibus) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Life of Abraham (De Abrahamo) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Life of Moses (De vita Mosis) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Migration of Abraham (De migratione Abrahami) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Posterity of Cain (De posteritate Caini) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Sacrifices of Abel and Cain (De sacrificiis Abelis et Caini) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Unchangeableness of God (Quod Deus sit immutabilis) NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Virtues (De virtutibus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetic literature
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biblical exegesis ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian concept of the Logos
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Patristic exegesis ⓘ early Christian theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek philosophy
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Jewish scripture ⓘ Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish identity in the Hellenistic world
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Mosaic law ⓘ allegorical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ concept of the Logos ⓘ creation and cosmology ⓘ ethics and virtue ⓘ nature of God and divine attributes ⓘ soul and its passions ⓘ synthesis of Greek philosophy and Jewish theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeAssociated | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation |
partly preserved in Armenian translation
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partly preserved in Greek manuscripts ⓘ partly preserved in Latin excerpts ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Book of Exodus
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Book of Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Hellenistic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
allegorical exegesis
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philosophical commentary ⓘ |
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