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Philo Of Alexandria, On The Life Of Abraham, 208

nan This is enough to say about the piety of the man, though there is a vast abundance of other things which might be brought forward in praise of it. We must also investigate his skill and wisdom as displayed towards his fellow men; for it belongs to the same character to be pious towards God and affectionate towards man; and both these qualities, of holiness towards God and justice towards man, are commonly seen in the same individual. Now it would take a long time to go through all the instances and actions which form this; but it is not out of place to record two or three.

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1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 29.31 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) 29.31. וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי־שְׂנוּאָה לֵאָה וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־רַחְמָהּ וְרָחֵל עֲקָרָה׃ 29.31. And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren."
2. Plato, Euthyphro, 12e (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE) 12e. Euthyphro. This then is my opinion, Socrates, that the part of the right which has to do with attention to the gods constitutes piety and holiness, and that the remaining part of the right is that which has to do with the service of men. Socrates. I think you are correct, Euthyphro;
3. Plato, Theaetetus, 176b (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
4. Septuagint, 4 Maccabees, 7.13, 13.12, 16.18-16.20 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) 7.13. Most amazing, indeed, though he was an old man, his body no longer tense and firm, his muscles flabby, his sinews feeble, he became young again 13.12. and another reminded them, "Remember whence you came, and the father by whose hand Isaac would have submitted to being slain for the sake of religion. 16.18. Remember that it is through God that you have had a share in the world and have enjoyed life 16.19. and therefore you ought to endure any suffering for the sake of God. 16.20. For his sake also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice his son Isaac, the ancestor of our nation; and when Isaac saw his father's hand wielding a sword and descending upon him, he did not cower.
5. Horace, Sermones, 1.1 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE) 1.1. 1. I suppose that, by my books of the Antiquities of the Jews, most excellent Epaphroditus, I have made it evident to those who peruse them, that our Jewish nation is of very great antiquity, and had a distinct subsistence of its own originally; as also I have therein declared how we came to inhabit this country wherein we now live. Those Antiquities contain the history of five thousand years, and are taken out of our sacred books; but are translated by me into the Greek tongue. 1.1. but as for the place where the Grecians inhabit, ten thousand destructions have overtaken it, and blotted out the memory of former actions; so that they were ever beginning a new way of living, and supposed that every one of them was the origin of their new state. It was also late, and with difficulty, that they came to know the letters they now use; for those who would advance their use of these letters to the greatest antiquity pretend that they learned them from the Phoenicians and from Cadmus; 1.1. but after some considerable time, Armais, who was left in Egypt, did all those very things, by way of opposition, which his brother had forbidden him to do, without fear; for he used violence to the queen, and continued to make use of the rest of the concubines, without sparing any of them; nay, at the persuasion of his friends he put on the diadem, and set up to oppose his brother;
6. Philo of Alexandria, On The Life of Abraham, 168-207, 167 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) 167. We have now, then, given a full explanation concerning the vision which appeared to Abraham, and concerning his celebrated and allglorious hospitality, in which the entertainer, who appeared to himself to be entertaining others was himself entertained; expounding every part of the passage with as much accuracy as we were able. But we must not pass over in silence the most important action of all, which is worthy of being listened to. For I was nearly saying that it is of more importance than all the actions of piety and religion put together. So we must say what seems to be reasonable concerning it.
7. Philo of Alexandria, On Giants, 29 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) 29. And the greatest cause of our ignorance is the flesh, and our inseparable connection with the flesh. And this, Moses represents God as admitting, where he says that, "Because they are flesh," the spirit of God cannot abide in them. And yet marriage and the rearing of children, and the furnishing of necessary things, and ingloriousness conjoined with a want of money and business, both private and public, and a countless number of other things cause wisdom to waste away, before it begins to flourish vigorously.
8. Philo of Alexandria, On The Posterity of Cain, 180, 135 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) 135. on which account Moses, in strict accordance with the principles of natural philosophy, represents Leah as Hated. For those whom the charms of pleasures, which are with Rachel, that is to say, with the outward sense, cannot be endured by Leah, who is situated out of the reach of the passions; on which account they repudiate and detest her. But as far as she herself is concerned, her alienation from the creature produces her a close connection with God, from whom she receives the seeds of wisdom, and conceives, and travails, and brings forth virtuous ideas, worthy of the father who begot them. If therefore, you, O my soul, imitating Leah, reject mortal things, you will of necessity turn to the incorruptible God, who will shed over you all the fountains of his good. XLI.
9. Philo of Alexandria, On The Special Laws, 2.63 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) 2.63. And there are, as we may say, two most especially important heads of all the innumerable particular lessons and doctrines; the regulating of one's conduct towards God by the rules of piety and holiness, and of one's conduct towards men by the rules of humanity and justice; each of which is subdivided into a great number of subordinate ideas, all praiseworthy.
10. Philo of Alexandria, On The Virtues, 169, 168 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE) 168. And in another place also the lawgiver gives this precept, which is most becoming and suitable to a rational nature, that men should imitate God to the best of their power, omitting nothing which can possibly contribute to such a similarity as the case admits of. XXXII. Since then you have received strength from a being who is more powerful than you, give others a share of that strength, distributing among them the benefits which you have received yourself, in order that you may imitate God by bestowing gifts like his;
11. New Testament, 1 Timothy, 2.1, 6.3-6.19 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 2.1. I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: 6.3. If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn't consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness 6.4. he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions 6.5. constant friction of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such. 6.6. But godliness with contentment is great gain. 6.7. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out. 6.8. But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. 6.9. But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 6.10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 6.11. But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. 6.12. Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 6.13. I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession 6.14. that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; 6.15. which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 6.16. who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen. 6.17. Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; 6.18. that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 6.19. laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
12. New Testament, James, 2.21-2.23 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 2.21. Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 2.22. You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected; 2.23. and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
13. New Testament, Hebrews, 11.17-11.19 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 11.17. By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son; 11.18. even he to whom it was said, "In Isaac will your seed be called; 11.19. accounting that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.
14. New Testament, Romans, 8.32 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 8.32. He who didn't spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
15. New Testament, Titus, 2.12 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE) 2.12. instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
16. Ps.-Philo, Biblical Antiquities, 18.5, 32.1-32.4, 40.2-40.3 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
17. Anon., Targum Neofiti, 22.14 (2nd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
abramidae	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
angels	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
appropriation (see οἰκείωσις)	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
biblical interpretation	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
blessedness	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
body/bodily	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
canon of virtues	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 149
child(ren)	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
constantia	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
courage	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 149
death	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
decalogue	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
deissmann, adolf	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
eleazar ben yair	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
enemies	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
epictetus	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
epistle, pastorals	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
ethnicity, ethnography	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
euentus	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
fate	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
food	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
friendship	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
genus regale	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
god, gods	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
holiness	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532; Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 149, 162; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
humanity	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162
imitation	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 149; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
immortalitas	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
india, indians	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
instruction, moral	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
joshua	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162
justice	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532; Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 149; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
love	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
love of humanity	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
masada	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
metaphor	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
morality	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
mors, mortis	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
musonius	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
neighbors	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
onan	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
paraenesis	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
parallels/parallelism	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
parents	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
pastoral epistles	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
pastorals	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
philo of alexandria	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113; Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
piety	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532; Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
pleasure	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
prayer	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162; Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
prophets	Wilson, Philo of Alexandria: On Virtues: Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (2010) 162
rabbinic judaism	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
responsibility, to people	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
responsibility, to the divine	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
reverence	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
salvation	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
suicide	Bay, Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity: The Historiography, Exemplarity, and Anti-Judaism of Pseudo-Hegesippus (2022) 113
the body	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
the needy	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
the soul	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
tyrant	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135
unbelievers'	Wilson, The Sentences of Sextus (2012) 364
virtue, cardinal	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
wealth	Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 532
zeus	Hirsch-Luipold, Plutarch and the New Testament in Their Religio-Philosophical Contexts (2022) 135