Author
Philo Judaeus
Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE), born at Alexandria. From Wikidata; Wikipedia.
- Lived
- 1st c. BC – 1st c. AD
- Kinds of writing
- Theology (19), Philosophy (6), Biography
- Dialect
- Koine
- In the library
- 31 works, 31 with an English translation; 344,237 words analysed
Where to begin
The works here with a translation and the most familiar vocabulary: the fewest rare words to look up. That is vocabulary only; grammar, dialect and ideas may still be demanding.
What Philo Judaeus wrote
- De Opificio Mundi
- Legum Allegoriarum Libri I-III
- De Cherubim
- De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini
- Quod Deterius Potiori Insidiari Soleat
- De Posteritate Caini
- De Gigantibus
- Quod Deus Sit Immutabilis
- De Agricultura
- De Plantatione
- De Ebrietate
- De Sobrietate
- De Confusione Linguarum
- De Migratione Abrahami
- Quis Rerum Divinarum Heres Sit
- De Congressu Eruditionis Gratia
- De Fuga Et Inventione
- De Mutatione Nominum
- De Somniis (lib. i-ii)
- De Abrahamo
- De Josepho
- De Vita Mosis (Lib. I-II)
- De Decalogo
- De Specialibus Legibus (lib. i‑iv)
- De Virtutibus
- De Praemiis Et Poenis Et De Exsecrationibus
- Quod Omnis Probus Liber Sit
- De Vita Contemplativa
- De Aeternitate Mundi
- In Flaccum
- Legatio Ad Gaium
More
- The most mentioned words in Philo Judaeus (the Census)
- Your own notes on Philo Judaeus (the Treasury)