Gp 51.28 This is a library shelf mark or call number, used to identify the book's location within a collection.

PHILO THE JEW

original: "PHILO JUDAEUS"; Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE – 50 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who famously sought to harmonize the Torah with Greek philosophy.

LITTLE BOOK original: "LEIBELLUS," which is a typographical error for the Latin "LIBELLUS," meaning a small book or short treatise. ON THE CREATION

OF THE WORLD

original: "DE OPIFICIO MUNDI"; this is Philo's influential commentary on the biblical account of creation in Genesis, where he introduces the concept of the "Logos" or divine reason as the blueprint for the universe.