Philo Judaeus

[ fahy-loh joo-dee-uhs ]

noun
  1. c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.

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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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Philo Judaeus

/ (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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