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.

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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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Philo Judaeus

In Philo Judaeus, the good man is spoken of as free, the wicked man as a slave.

From Practical Essays by Alexander Bain

I have a strong impression on my mind of having read something very like it long ago in the works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus.

From Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Duncan Forbes

The politics of Philo Judaeus; practice and theory.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1966 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

It was not brought into its present commanding position until the time of Anselm Philo Judaeus speaks of the story of the fall as symbolical; Origen regarded it as an allegory.

From History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science by John William Draper

Philo Judaeus says, that "Moses had been initiated by the Egyptians into the philosophy of symbols and hieroglyphics, as well as into the ritual of the holy animals."

From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey

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