Philo of Alexandria

c. 20 BC–AD 50

Jewish Platonist of Alexandria who read Moses through Plato, finding in scripture the Logos and the soul’s ascent — a bridge between Athens and Jerusalem.

Works in the library — 37

• On the Creation · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• Allegorical Interpretation, I · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• Allegorical Interpretation, II · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• Allegorical Interpretation, III · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On the Cherubim · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Birth of Abel · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Posterity of Cain and His Exile · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Giants · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Unchangableness of God · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On Husbandry · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On Drunkenness · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Sobriety · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Confusion of Tongues · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Migration of Abraham · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Mating · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Flight and Finding · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Change of Names · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On Dreams · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Abraham · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Joseph · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On the Life of Moses, I · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On the Life of Moses, II · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• The Decalogue · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• The Special Laws, I · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• The Special Laws, II · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• The Special Laws, III · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• The Special Laws, IV · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On the Virtues · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Rewards and Punishments · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• Every Good Man Is Free · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Contemplative Life · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Eternity of the World · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• Flaccus · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• Hypothetica: Apology for the Jews · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Providence: Fragment I · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →
• On Providence: Fragment II · C. D. Yonge translationENGR · 2 editions read →
• On the Embassy to Gaius · C. D. Yonge translationEN read →