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Philo of Alexandria (20 BCE – 40 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo may also refer to: People Given name * Philo of Byblos (64–141 CE), writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek * Philo of Larissa, Greek philosopher who lived during the 1st century BC * Philon, Greek architect of the 4th century BC * Philo (poet), Hellenistic Jewish epic poet quoted in a 2nd-century BC source * Philo of Byzantium, Greek engineer who lived during the 3rd or 2nd century BC * Philo the Dialectician (c. 300 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher * Philo Dibble (1951–2011), American diplomat * Philo Dunning (1819–1900), American politician * Philo Farnsworth (1906–1971), American inventor * Philo C. Fuller (1787–1855), American lawyer and politician * Philo Hall (1865–1938), American politician * Philo Miner Lonsbury (1835–1922), Michigan politician and soldier * Philo McCullough (1893–1981), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Philo of Alexandria (; grc, Φίλων, Phílōn; he, יְדִידְיָה, Yəḏīḏyāh (Jedediah); ), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo's deployment of allegory to harmonize Jewish scripture, mainly the Torah, with Greek philosophy was the first documented of its kind, and thereby often misunderstood. Many critics of Philo assumed his allegorical perspective would lend credibility to the notion of legend over historicity. Philo often advocated a literal understanding of the Torah and the historicity of such described events, while at other times favoring allegorical readings. Though never properly attributed, Philo's marriage of Jewish exegesis and Stoic philosophy provided a formula later picked up by other Midrash content from the 3rd and 4th centuries. Some claimed this lack of credit or affinity for Philo by the Rabbinic leadership at the time, was due to his adoption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
