Biblical Antiques of Philo (1917 English translation)
Book details
- Title
- Biblical Antiques of Philo (1917 English translation)
- Author
- Philo
- Publication year listed
- 1917
- Format
- Public domain eBook
- Reading access
- Free online reader; no registration required
- Source record
- View on Archive.org
About this book
Biblical Antiques of Philo (1917 English translation)
Author: M.R. James
Year: 1917
(1917 English translation of the Biblical Antiques of Philo) This book, dating from the late first century C.E. (after the destruction of the second temple, 70 C.E.) is attributed to the Jewish writer Philo. However, most scholars agree that it was not written by Philo, and it is hence sometimes called 'Pseuophilo'. Consisting of a retelling of the Hebrew Bible from Genesis to the end of 1 Samuel, Biblical Antiquities embellishes and often departs from the narrative as we know it today in small and large details. A little early to be called Midrash, Biblical Antiquities is one of the 'pseudepigrapha', writings on traditional Biblical subjects which were never canonized. Check out the other Bible apocrypha I have uploaded here under the list "Bible Apocrypha".