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

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

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

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

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It is from Philo Judaeus, a Jewish Theosophist of Alexandria, who came to Rome in the reign of Caligula, Tiberius' successor.

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