Legum Allegoriae
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Legum Allegoriae is a work by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the laws and narratives of the Hebrew Bible.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legum Allegoriae canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical exegesis
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biblical commentary ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim | to reconcile Greek philosophy with Jewish scripture ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
allegorical interpretation of Mosaic law
ⓘ
allegorical interpretation of biblical narratives ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Legum Allegoriae I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legum Allegoriae II NERFINISHED ⓘ Legum Allegoriae III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Platonic philosophy
ⓘ
Stoic allegorical methods ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Greek-speaking intellectuals interested in Judaism
ⓘ
educated Hellenistic Jewish readers ⓘ |
| interpretsWork |
Genesis 2
NERFINISHED
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Genesis 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesis 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Jewish Hellenistic literature
ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Hellenistic Judaism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
creation
ⓘ
human soul ⓘ nature of God ⓘ virtue and vice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| usesConcept | Logos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSeries | Allegorical Commentary on Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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