Philo of Alexandria

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Timeline

From 1 CE to 50 CE

First-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.

Text

Witness to the tradition

Life of Moses II.25–44, especially 37–40, emphasizes inspired agreement in Greek nouns and verbs. It does not explicitly imprison each translator separately.^[1]

Significance

This differs from collaborative comparison in Aristeas.^[2] Explicit separation appears later in Irenaeus.^[3] The diagram compares accounts, without portraying Philo or proving every detail’s origin.

References and notes

Philo of Alexandria, On the Life of Moses II.25–44; C. D. Yonge translation, CCEL. Especially II.37–40: inspired verbal agreement; no explicit separate room for each translator in this passage. Return to the text ↑
Letter of Aristeas, §§301–311, on Pharos, comparison, completion and communal approval. Collaborative comparison, 72 days, reading, approval and prohibition on changes, as claims of the letter. Return to the text ↑
Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.21.2; Alexander Roberts and William Rambaut translation, New Advent. Explicit separation and identical translations with expanded scope; king called Ptolemy son of Lagus. Evidence of changing legend, not a historical correction. Return to the text ↑

Research history

Substantive changes are retained here. Minor copy edits remain in the internal operational log.