The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BCE to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center of Hellenistic culture; he was trained in Greek as well as Jewish learning. In attempting to reconcile biblical teachings with Greek philosophy he
Philo: Questions on Genesis
โ Scribed by Ralph Marcus (trans.)
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Year
- 1953
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 572
- Series
- Loeb Classical Library 380
- Category
- Library
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