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Philo Judaeus

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Philo Judaeus (lived 1st century AD)

Jewish philosopher of Alexandria who in AD 40 undertook a mission to Caligula to protest against the emperor's claim to divine honours. In his writings Philo Judaeus attempts to reconcile Judaism with Platonic and Stoic ideas.
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