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Philo Of Alexandria, On The Life Of Joseph, 243
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1. Philo of Alexandria, On The Decalogue, 117 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

2. Philo of Alexandria, On The Special Laws, 1.134, 1.303-1.304, 4.124 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

1.134. In the second place, he commands the nation also to give them the first fruits of their other possessions; a portion of wine out of each winepress; and of wheat and barley from each threshing floor. And in like manner they were to have a share of oil from all; the olive trees, and of eatable fruit from all the fruit trees, in order that they might not pass a squalid existence, having only barely enough of necessary food to support life, but that they might have sufficient for a certain degree of comfort and luxury, and so live cheerfully on abundant means, with all becoming ornament and refinement. 1.303. But, nevertheless, he selected out of the whole race of mankind those who were really men for their superior excellence; and he elected them and thought them worthy of the highest possible honour, calling them to the service of himself, to that everlasting fountain of all that is good; from which he has showered forth other virtues, drawing forth, at the same time, for our enjoyment, combined with the greatest possible advantage, a drink contributing more than ever nectar, or at all events not less, to make those who drink of it immortal. 1.304. But those men are to be pitied, and are altogether miserable, who have never banquetted on the labours of virtue; and they have remained to the end the most miserable of all men who have been always ignorant of the taste of moral excellence, when it was in their power to have feasted on and luxuriated among justice and equality. But these men are uncircumcised in their hearts, as the law expresses it, and by reason of the hardness of their hearts they are stubborn, resisting and breaking their traces in a restive manner; 4.124. But Moses commanded men to abstain from eating fat, because it is gross. And again, he gave us this injunction, in order to inculcate temperance and a zeal for an austere life: for some things we easily abandon, and without any hesitation; though we do not willingly encounter any anxieties or labours for the sake of the acquisition of virtue.
3. Philo of Alexandria, On The Virtues, 133 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

133. Do not you see, that it has been a care to that all-wise and all-good lawgiver, that not even in the case of brute beasts shall the offspring be separated from the mother until it has been nourished by her milk? And this is ordained principally for your sake, you noble persons, that if you have it not by nature, you may at least learn proper affection for your kindred by instruction, and having regard to the examples of lambs and kids, who are not hindered from revelling in the most abundant possible supply of necessary food, which nature itself prepares for them in the most convenient places, by which easy enjoyment of food is granted to those that stand in need of it the lawgiver providing, with great zeal and care, that no one shall intercept the bountiful and saving gifts of God. XXVI.
4. Philo of Alexandria, On The Contemplative Life, 74 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)

74. so also these men are commanded to live sober lives, for wine is the medicine of folly, and costly seasonings and sauces excite desire, which is the most insatiable of all beasts. X.


Subjects of this text:

subject book bibliographic info
asceticism Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
avarice, as disease Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
covetousness Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
envy/rivalry Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
epicureanism, simplicity of life Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
epicurus, on wealth Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
epicurus Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
greed Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
historiography, roman Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
philo judaeus Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
pleasure Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
poverty Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
septuagint Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
softness/weakness Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
symposia/feasting Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
virtue Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
wealth' Malherbe et al., Light from the Gentiles: Hellenistic Philosophy and Early Christianity: Collected Essays of Abraham J (2014) 342
wealth/prosperity Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392
women Gorman, Gorman, Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature (2014) 392