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0616-3508-01 | Experience, Mysticism and Interpretation: Philo of Alexandria 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Some scholars find in Philo of Alexandria the first Jewish mystic, others deny that claim. There is no doubt that Philo had deep religious experiences that he offered as allegorical interpretation of the Pentateuch. We will read the relevant texts in light of modern scholarship.