Philo Judaeus De Somniis (lib. i-ii)
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Philo Judaeus

De Somniis (lib. i-ii)

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An allegorical commentary on the dreams of Joseph, the butler, and the baker in Genesis. Philo treats dreams as a form of divine communication, classifying them into three types and exploring how God speaks to the human soul during sleep.

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  • 1
    Book 1

    The first book on dreams classifies divine dreams into three types and begins the allegorical interpretation of the dreams in Genesis as modes of divine communication with the soul.

    ~13,260 words
  • ΦΙΛΩNΟΣ ΠEΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΘEΟΠEΜΠΤΟΥΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ TΟΥΣ ΟNEΙΡΟΥΣ

    The second book on dreams continues the allegorical interpretation, examining the dreams of Joseph, the butler, and the baker as symbols of the soul's relationship to the body and the external world.

    ~13,250 words
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