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Also Known As Philo of Alexandria
Born Between 15 BCE and 10 BCE • Alexandria • Egypt
Died Between 45 and 50 • Alexandria • Egypt
Subjects Of Study Great Chain of Being • Halakhah • Judaism • Platonism • Providence • Therapeutae • idea • logos • mysticism • theology

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