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Philo of Alexandria

Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE – 50 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher whose primary intellectual contribution was his pioneering synthesis of Jewish scripture with Greek philosophy, particularly Middle Platonism and Stoicism. His most important works, such as On the Creation of the World and Allegorical Interpretation of the Laws , employed an allegorical method to reinterpret the Torah as a universal moral and metaphysical system, making him a crucial forerunner of later Christian and Neoplatonic thought. Philo's concept of the Logos as a divine intermediary principle profoundly influenced early Christian theology.

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