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THE BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES OF PHILO

TRANSLATED FROM THE OLD LATIN VERSION

BY

M. R. JAMES, LITT.D., F.B.A.

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.

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CONTENTS

	INTRODUCTION
1.	GENERAL
2.	HISTORY OF THE BOOK
	(a) The Editio Princeps and after
	(b) Earlier history
3.	AUTHORITIES FOR THE TEXT
	(a) The printed edition
	(b) MSS. of the text
	(c) Subsidiary authorities
	(d) Geographical distribution
	(e) Community of origin
	(f) Grouping of authorities, illustrated by specimen passages
4.	TITLE, AND ATTRIBUTION TO PHILO
5.	ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
6.	DATE
7.	FORM
8.	PURPOSE AND TEACHING
9.	UNITY. CONTENTS
10.	RELATION TO OTHER LITERATURE) ESPECIALLY--
	(a) Enoch
	(b) Jubilees
	(c) Apocalypse of Baruch
	(d) Fourth Book of Esdras
	(e) New Testament Writings
11.	EXTENT OF THE COMPLETE BOOK: THE LOST CONCLUSION DISCUSSED
12.	CONCLUSION. CHARACTER OF THE PRESENT EDITION
13.	SYNOPSIS OF THE CONTENTS: DIVISION OF THE BOOK
	Additional Note
	TEXT AND NOTES
	APPENDICES--
	I. On various readings and corrupt passages
	II. On the vocabulary, etc., of the Latin version.
	INDEX

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