Philo of Alexandria

After André Thevet, Portrait of Philo of Alexandria, 16th–17th century · Musea Brugge · CC0After André Thevet, Portrait of Philo of Alexandria, 16th–17th century, Musea Brugge

Jewish sourcec. 20 BC–AD 50

In Jewish Roots of Mary

Who

A Jewish philosopher of Alexandria, a contemporary of Jesus, who wrote extensively on the Law of Moses and on Jewish communities of his day.

Quoted works

On the Contemplative Life 68 — the Therapeutae included 'aged virgins (parthenoi), who have kept their chastity not under compulsion… but of their own free will' (p 99)

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ArgumentWhat counts as evidence — the Jewish sources outside the Bible and why Pitre uses later textsJewish Roots
(p 17)
ArgumentAnna and the value of consecrated celibacy.Jewish Roots
On the Contemplative Life 68, the Therapeutae (p 99)
ArgumentEssenes, Therapeutae and the Mishnah — Jewish celibacy outside the BibleJewish Roots
On the Contemplative Life 68 (p 99)

Passages · 1

PassagePhilo — On the Contemplative Life 68Jewish Roots
the Therapeutae included 'aged virgins (parthenoi), who have kept their chastity not under compulsion… but of their own free will' (p 99)

Verses discussed · 2

VerseMatthew 19:12Jewish Roots
VerseLuke 1:34Jewish Roots

Referenced by · 1

AuthorityJosephusJewish Roots

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