Download or read book Philo of Alexandria 'Allegorical Interpretation Books 1-3 written by Apostle Horn and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philo of Alexandria (/ˈfaɪloʊ/; Greek: Φίλων, Philōn; Hebrew:ידידיה הכהן‎‎, Yedidia (Jedediah) HaCohen; c. 25 BCE - c. 50 CE), also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo used philosophical allegory to attempt to fuse and harmonize Greek philosophy with Jewish philosophy. His method followed the practices of both Jewish exegesis and Stoic philosophy. His allegorical exegesis was important for several Christian Church Fathers, but he has barely any reception history within Rabbinic Judaism. He believed that literal interpretations of the would stifle humanity's view and perception of a God too complex and marvelous to be understood in literal human terms.