The Works of Philo Judaeus

Name: The Works of Philo Judaeus
Author: Philo of Alexandria

Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who led the Jewish community of Alexandria, Egypt. In 40 CE he headed the embassy to the emperor Caligula pleading for his people's rights. His works interpret the Law of Moses through Greek philosophy, reading Scripture allegorically and teaching the doctrine of the Logos — ideas that influenced the church fathers, through whom most of his writings, including the works in our library, were preserved.

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First published: 50
Category: Theology
Length: 848k words · about 57 hours

About this book

The complete works of Philo of Alexandria in C. D. Yonge's nineteenth-century English translation. Philo, a Jewish philosopher of the first century, interpreted the Hebrew Scriptures with the tools of Greek philosophy, allegory chief among them. His writings form essential background for the world of the New Testament and for early Christian thought.