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Philo of Alexandria; C.E. Richter (ed.)
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
The work in question is the 1830 edition of Philo of Alexandria's 'Opera Omnia' edited by C.E. Richter, which is a collection of Philo's works in the original Greek. While Philo's works have been translated into English multiple times (most notably by C.D. Yonge in the 19th century and in the Loeb Classical Library series), these translations are based on the Greek text, not on the specific 1830 Richter edition itself. As the Richter edition is a scholarly compilation of the Greek text, and no translation of this specific editorial compilation exists, it qualifies as a first translation from this source.
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Philo of Alexandria bridges the gap between the ancient Hebrew scriptures and the philosophical rigor of his time. This volume tracks the soul's ascent from the distractions of the physical world to the silence required for divine communion.