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Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria in the 1st century CE. He worked to harmonize Greek philosophy with Jewish philosophy through allegorical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. He participated in an embassy to Rome in 40 CE representing Alexandrian Jews regarding civil strife between Jews and Greeks. Philo was well educated in both Hellenistic culture and Jewish traditions. He wrote works on philosophy and exegesis that were influential for some early Christians but had litt
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- Briant Blanton
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- EN