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Philo: On the Creation

C. D. Yonge (1854–1855)

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Edition / translator
C. D. Yonge, The Works of Philo Judaeus (1854–1855), as transcribed by Early Jewish Writings.
Edition date
1854–1855
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Language of acquired text
English
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Historical public-domain translation; source attribution retained. Modern website content is excluded.
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Historical translations published 1854–1924; underlying text is public domain in the United States. Retain source attribution; omit modern web summaries.

Acquired source rights statement: Public domain translation; source transcription credited below.

Source SHA-256: 426ef40218601271acbd7dbd702bc689dd25b9ca719bb776690a27811cb335bd

Work: philo-01 · edition: philo-01-yonge. Reviewed 14 September 2026.

Contents

Headings and locators follow this edition. Large sections continue across labelled reading parts. Commentary is identified separately.

Opening and sections
  1. Opening · Translated text with edition notes
  2. Section I · Translated text
  3. Section II · Translated text with edition notes
  4. Section III · Translated text
  5. Section IV · Translated text
  6. Section V · Translated text
  7. Section VI · Translated text
  8. Section VII · Translated text
  9. Section VIII · Translated text
  10. Section IX · Translated text
  11. Section X · Translated text with edition notes
  12. Section XI · Translated text
  13. Section XII · Translated text
  14. Section XIII · Translated text
  15. Section XIV · Translated text
  16. Section XV · Translated text with edition notes
  17. Section XVI · Translated text with edition notes
  18. Section XVII · Translated text
  19. Section XVIII · Translated text
  20. Section XIX · Translated text
  21. Section XX · Translated text
  22. Section XXI · Translated text
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  25. Section XXIV · Translated text
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  27. Section XXVI · Translated text
  28. Section XXVII · Translated text
  29. Section XXVIII · Translated text
  30. Section XXIX · Translated text
  31. Section XXX · Translated text
  32. Section XXXI · Translated text
  33. Section XXXII · Translated text with edition notes
  34. Section XXXIII · Translated text
  35. Section XXXIV · Translated text with edition notes
  36. Section XXXV · Translated text
  37. Section XXXVI · Translated text with edition notes
  38. Section XXXVII · Translated text
  39. Section XXXVIII · Translated text
  40. Section XXXIX · Translated text
  41. Section XL · Translated text
  42. Section XLI · Translated text
  43. Section XLII · Translated text with edition notes
  44. Section XLIII · Translated text
  45. Section XLIV · Translated text
  46. Section XLV · Translated text
  47. Section XLVI · Translated text
  48. Section XLVII · Translated text
  49. Section XLVIII · Translated text
  50. Section XLIX · Translated text
  51. Section L · Translated text
  52. Section LI · Translated text
  53. Section LII · Translated text
  54. Section LIII · Translated text
  55. Section LVI · Translated text
  56. Section LV · Translated text
  57. Section LVI (part 2) · Translated text
  58. Section LVII · Translated text
  59. Section LVIII · Translated text
  60. Section LIX · Translated text
  61. Section LX · Translated text
  62. Section LXI · Translated text