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Philo Judaeus

American  
[fahy-loh joo-dee-uhs] / ˈfaɪ loʊ dʒuˈdi əs /

noun

  1. c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.


Philo Judaeus British  
/ ˈfaɪləʊ dʒuːˈdiːəs /

noun

  1. ?20 bc –?50 ad , Jewish philosopher, born in Alexandria. He sought to reconcile Judaism with Greek philosophy

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Not a few of these mistakes may be traced to Philo Judaeus.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

Philo Judaeus on the symbolism of the seven lamps, 10-m.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

For Philo Judaeus, see On the Creation of the World, chaps. xviii and xix, and On Monarchy, chap. i.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

That these represented the planets, we are assured by Clemens of Alexandria, in his Stromata, and by Philo Judaeus.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

For efforts in general to save the credit of myths by allegorical interpretation, and for those of Philo in particular, see Drummond, Philo Judaeus, London, 1888, vol. i, pp.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

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