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  • On the Unchangableness of God

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331): While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title…

  • On the Giants

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • On The Posterity of Cain and his Exile

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • Worse Is Wont to Attack Better

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • On The Birth of Abel

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • On The Cherubim

  • Allegorical Interpretation, III

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • Allegorical Interpretation, II

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • Allegorical Interpretation, I

    Emil Schürer writes (The Literature of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus, pp. 329-331):While this shorter explanation in a catechetical form [Questions and Answers on Genesis] was intended for more extensive circles, Philo’s special and chief scientific work is his large allegorical commentary on Genesis, Νομων ιερων αλληγοριαι (such is the title given…

  • On The Creation

    Emil Schürer writes:“The third chief group of Philo’s works on the Pentateuch is a Delineation of the Mosaic Legislation for non-Jews. In this whole group indeed, the allegorical explanation is still occasionally employed. In the main however we have here actual historical delineations, a systematic statement of the great legislative work of Moses, the contents,…