A treatise on the account of the creation of the world, as given by Moses 
The first book of the treatise on the allegories of the sacred laws, after the work of the six days of creation 
A treatise on the cherubim; & on the flaming sword 
A treatise on the life of the wise man made perfect by instruction or, On the unwritten law, that is to say, on Abraham 
A treatise on the migration of Abraham 
A treatise on the life of Moses, that is to say, on the theology & prophetic office of Moses 1 
A treatise on the life of Moses, that is to say, on the theology & prophetic office of Moses 2 
A treatise on the life of Moses, that is to say, on the theology & prophetic office of Moses 3 
A treatise to show that the festivals are ten in number 
A treatise on rewards & punishments 
A treatise on a contemplative life, or on the virtues of suppliants 
A treatise to prove that every man who is virtuous is also free

The Essential Philo (Philo Judaeus)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philo Judaeus

Philosophy

Schocken Books

Available for the first time in one volume is the basic vision of Philo, the greatest Jewish mystic, philosopher, and theologian of the Greco-Roman period. This book lets Philo speak in his own words. Since the corpus of his writings is immense and his style diffuse, no one treatise or small group of treatises exhibits his full perspective on any given spiritual theme; thus and anthology was necessary. 
The volume is edited by David Winston, Professor of Hellenistic and Judaic Studies and Director of the center for Judaic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. In his Introduction he summarizes the latest findings of Philonic scholarship and offers a new and more balanced appreciation of Philo's thought than was available before, based on a new full-scale study of Philo's religious philosophy which he is now in the process of preparing. In this volume Philo's The Contemplative Life and The Giants are translated in full. Selections from the other treatises are presented under the following themes: Allegorical Method; Creation, Time and Eternity; Divine Transcendence; The Mystic's Way to God; The Intermediary World; Logos, Ideas, Powers, and Daemons; The Soul; Preexistence and Immortality; Theory of Knowledge; Reason and Faith; Prophetic Revelation; and others. Professor Winston says, "Philo of Alexandria stands at the apex of the cultural activity of the Jewish-Alexandrian community, his literary work climaxing a long chain of Jewish-Hellenistic writings whose aim was to establish the validity and integrity of Jewish religious thought in the face of counter claims of the intellectually powerful Greek tradition." 
John Dillon in his Preface to the book says, " This excellent selection of his works will give the reader a vivid picture of the essential Philo in all his aspects."

Philo of Alexandria: The Contemplative Life, the Giants, and Selections

David Winston

John Dillon

Paulist Pr

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