Philo Judaeus De Sobrietate
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Philo Judaeus

De Sobrietate

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An allegorical commentary on Noah's sobriety after his drunkenness. Philo examines the recovery of reason after passion, and the blessings and curses that Noah pronounces on his sons as symbols of different moral dispositions.

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