Allegorical exegesis

A place, person or action may signify soul, virtue or knowledge. In the passages used here, PhiloPhilo of AlexandriaFirst-century CE Alexandrian Jewish author. In Life of Moses he presents Greek translation as inspired; the passage does not explicitly assign a separate room to each translator.Glossary · Click to read the explanation reinterprets passions and bodily organs in accordance with divine perfection, separating language that educates people from a literal description of divine essenceOusia — essenceGreek term for essence or nature, with meanings changing between authors.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. ^[1]

Allegorical interpretation is not one uniform doctrine and does not require dismissing every law’s surface meaning. Migration of Abraham calls for meaning and observance together, opposing ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation abandonment on the grounds of symbolism. The diagram summarizes this particular case rather than dating the origin of every metaphor or interpretive method. ^[2]