The Writings
HomeThe WritingsText
Sources & method

Source basis: Each hosted writing names its date, translator, source link, and manuscript survival notes where available. Sources

Current roomText
Sources & method

Source basis: Each hosted writing names its date, translator, source link, and manuscript survival notes where available. Sources

Worlds

The library

Philo: The Special Laws, I

C. D. Yonge (1854–1855)

Readable historical edition

Text presented in this Yonge corpus entry; fragments remain fragments. This corpus is not a claim to include every surviving Philonic witness.

Start reading →

Search this edition or source record

Edition and sources

Edition / translator
C. D. Yonge, The Works of Philo Judaeus (1854–1855), as transcribed by Early Jewish Writings.
Edition date
1854–1855
Ancient composition
No new ancient composition date asserted by this import. Edition dates describe translations or printings, not ancient composition.
Language of acquired text
English
Public access
Historical public-domain translation; source attribution retained. Modern website content is excluded.
Rights and provenance record

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: c58c4adfeaf72001852fbe66c50dac91537c63d63fe217f2ff81c26f96c194b6

Work: philo-special-laws · edition: philo-special-laws-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 with edition notes
  3. Section II · Translated text with edition notes
  4. Section III · Translated text with edition notes
  5. Section IV · Translated text with edition notes
  6. Section V · Translated text with edition notes
  7. Section VI · Translated text
  8. Section VII · Translated text
  9. Section VIII · Translated text with edition notes
  10. Section IX · Translated text
  11. Section X · Translated text
  12. Section XI · Translated text with edition notes
  13. Section XII · Translated text
  14. Section XIII · Translated text
  15. Section XIV · Translated text
  16. Section XV · Translated text
  17. Section XVI · Translated text
  18. Section XVII · Translated text with edition notes
  19. Section XVIII · Translated text
  20. Section XIX · Translated text with edition notes
  21. Section XX · Translated text
  22. Section XXI · Translated text
  23. Section XXII · Translated text
  24. Section XXIII · Translated text with edition notes
  25. Section XXIV · Translated text with edition notes
  26. Section XXV · Translated text
  27. Section XXVI · Translated text with edition notes
  28. Section XXVII · Translated text with edition notes
  29. Section XXVIII · Translated text
  30. Section XXIX · Translated text with edition notes
  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
  36. Section XXXV · Translated text with edition notes
  37. Section XXXV (part 2) · Translated text
  38. Section XXXVI · Translated text
  39. Section XXXVII · Translated text with edition notes
  40. Section XXXVIII · Translated text
  41. Section XXXIX · Translated text
  42. Section XL · Translated text
  43. Section XLI · Translated text with edition notes
  44. Section XLII · Translated text with edition notes
  45. Section XLIII · Translated text with edition notes
  46. Section XLIV · Translated text
  47. Section XLV · Translated text
  48. Section XLVI · Translated text with edition notes
  49. Section XLVII · Translated text with edition notes
  50. Section XLVIII · Translated text
  51. Section XLIX · Translated text
  52. Section L · Translated text with edition notes
  53. Section LI · Translated text with edition notes
  54. Section LII · Translated text with edition notes
  55. Section LIII · Translated text with edition notes
  56. Section LIV · Translated text with edition notes
  57. Section LV · Translated text
  58. Section LVI · Translated text with edition notes
  59. Section LVII · Translated text with edition notes
  60. Section LVIII · Translated text with edition notes
  61. Section LIX · Translated text
  62. Section LX · Translated text
  63. Section LXI · Translated text
  64. Section LXII · Translated text
  65. Section LXIII · Translated text with edition notes