ct and then completed one visible to the external senses using the first one as a model.” (Creation of God 3) He spoke of God not solely for reference but in attempt to persuade his readers to fallow the path of the Lord. In his writing “Confusion” he simply states his love for the church by this one quote, “And therefore, when they say: "We are all sons of one man, we are peaceful" (Genisis 42:11), I marvel at their harmonious band. And then I would say: "Why should you not hate war and love peace, noble friends? You have ascribes to one and the same Father, not a mortal, but an immortal man of God.” (Philosophy & Allegory, 305) Curiously, Philo indeed never mentions Jesus in his writings; he uses only God and Lord to describe the man upstairs. He does however talk greatly of many characters in the Holy Scriptures such as Abraham and Moses. He speaks of Moses a many times as an example to his teachings, using him as almost a pawn on his chessboard of knowledge.For many, the path of Philo was very understandable. Many of the followers of his writings could relate well with the words he spoke and the sides he took. He viewed the world as a dualistic, which he separated into the world of matter and the world of God.Philo’s birth into a very wealthy aristocratic Jewish family in Alexandria, Egypt made him almost seek out the contrary of the life he was given, and see how the rest of the world lived. After thoroughly studying the Old Testament, Greek Literature and Philosophy Philo looked for more truth in the world. He soon found a love for the works of Homer, and the Greek Tragedians, but his foremost studies were in Greek Philosophy, especially the teachings of the Pythagoreans, Plato and the Stoics. Even though he had soaked up the teachings of some of the wisest men who had ever lived Philo still believed whole-heartedly in the religion he was raised with. While Philo was a very educated man he was ...
