Hellenistic Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
For other uses, see Philo (disambiguation).
Philo
Imaginative illustration of Philo made in 1584 by the French portrait artist André Thevet
Born
c. 20 BCE
Alexandria, Roman Egypt
Died
c. 50 CE (age c. 75)
Era
Ancient philosophy
Region
Ancient Roman philosophy
School
Middle Platonism
Hellenistic Judaism
Main interests
Cosmology, philosophy of religion
Notable ideas
Allegorical interpretation of the Torah
Philo of Alexandria (/ˈfaɪloʊ/; Ancient Greek: Φίλω-ν, romanized: Phílōn; Hebrew: יְדִידְיָה, romanized: Yəḏīḏyāh; c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE), also called Philō Judæus,[a] was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt.
The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is his representation of the Alexandrian Jews in a delegation to the Roman emperor Caligula in 40 CE following civil strife between the Jewish and Greek communities of Alexandria.[1][2][3]
Philo was a leading writer of the Hellenistic Jewish community in Alexandria, Egypt. He wrote expansively in Koine Greek on the intersection of philosophy, politics, and religion in his time; specifically, he explored the connections between Greek Platonic philosophy and late Second Temple Judaism. For example, he maintained that the Greek-language Septuagint and the Jewish law still being developed by the rabbis of the period together serve as a blueprint for the pursuit of individual enlightenment.
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.[4] Philo often advocated a literal understanding of the Torah and the historicity of such described events, while at other times favoring allegorical readings.[5]
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