Publisher's Synopsis
A powerful collection of writings in which Philo attempts to consolidate Jewish beliefs with Greek philosophy in the end Hellenising the Hebrew Bible. Many early church fathers actually owe their thinking and interpretation ways to Philo since he paved the way for philosophical thinking and the teachings of the Hebrew Bible. Although it is unclear as to how much he influence someone like the apostle Paul, some consider it likely since they both lived and taught during the same early forming of the first church. This book includes: The Special Laws III & IV, On the Virtues, On Rewards and Punishments, Every Good Man is Free, On the Contemplative Life, On the Eternity of the World, Flaccus, Hypothetica, On Providence, On the Embassy to Gaius, Questions and Answers on Genesis I, II & III.
