Philo Judaeus De Mutatione Nominum
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Philo Judaeus

De Mutatione Nominum

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An allegorical commentary on the changing of names in Genesis — Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel. Philo argues that each name-change signifies a fundamental transformation of the soul, from potential virtue to its actualisation.

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