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Borgen, P.

1992a  “The Jews of Egypt”, Freedman, D.N. ed. The Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday.

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Goodenough, E.R.

1926    “Philo and Public Life,” The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 12:½ pp.77-79.

Argues convincingly that Philo was not simply a philosopher and theologian, but rather actively participated in politics in the public sphere for the major part of his life.

1938    “The Politics of Philo Judaeus, Practice and Theory”. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Advocates the theory that The Embassy and Against Flaccus were composed with anti-Roman political purpose.       

            1963    “An Introductin to Philo Judaeus,”. New York: Barnes & Noble  

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Radice, Roberto and David T. Runia.

1988    “Philo of Alexandria, an Annotated Bibliography, 1937-1986”. Leiden: Brill.

For research completed in Philonic studies between the years 1937-1986.

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Smallwood, Mary.

            1961    “Philonis Alexandrini Legatio ad Gaium”. Leiden: Brill

For a translation of the Legatio ad Gaium with the Greek beside it, and some helpful commentary.

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Wolfson, H.A.

1944    “Philo on Jewish Citizenship in Alexandria,” JBL 63 pp. 165-168.

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Zeitland, Solomon.

1941    “Review: And Introduction to Philo Judaeus by Erwin R. Goodenough” The Jewish Quarterly Review, 31: 3 pp. 314-321.

A review that points out the weak points of Goodenough’s arguments in his Politics of Philo Judaeus.