V · Roman Alexandria · c. 20 BCE–50 CE
Philo reads Moses with Plato
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The Jewish Platonist reads the Septuagint allegorically, describes the contemplative Therapeutae by Lake Mareotis, and records libraries among the porticoes of the Caesareum.
Who and what
- People
- Philo of Alexandria
- Works
- The Greek Pentateuch
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Sources (4)
- Philo, On the Contemplative Life 21–90
- Philo, Life of Moses 2.25–44
- Philo, Embassy to Gaius 151
- A. Kamesar (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Philo (Cambridge, 2009)