Legum Allegoriae
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Legum Allegoriae is a work by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the laws and narratives of the Hebrew Bible.
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| Legum Allegoriae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legum Allegoriae Context triple: [Allegorical Interpretation (Legum Allegoriae), titleInLatin, Legum Allegoriae]
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A.
The Allegory
The Allegory is a politically charged 2020 studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9" that explores themes of systemic racism, social justice, and personal growth.
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B.
Flora och Pomona
Flora och Pomona is a poetry collection by Swedish Nobel laureate Erik Axel Karlfeldt, celebrated for its lyrical depictions of nature and rural life.
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C.
Breviloquium
Breviloquium is a concise theological handbook by the medieval Franciscan scholar Bonaventure that systematically summarizes key doctrines of Christian theology.
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D.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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E.
The Allegory of Heaven and Earth
The Allegory of Heaven and Earth is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically contrasts the celestial and the terrestrial realms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legum Allegoriae Target entity description: Legum Allegoriae is a work by the Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical interpretation of the laws and narratives of the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
The Allegory
The Allegory is a politically charged 2020 studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9" that explores themes of systemic racism, social justice, and personal growth.
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B.
Flora och Pomona
Flora och Pomona is a poetry collection by Swedish Nobel laureate Erik Axel Karlfeldt, celebrated for its lyrical depictions of nature and rural life.
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C.
Breviloquium
Breviloquium is a concise theological handbook by the medieval Franciscan scholar Bonaventure that systematically summarizes key doctrines of Christian theology.
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D.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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E.
The Allegory of Heaven and Earth
The Allegory of Heaven and Earth is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically contrasts the celestial and the terrestrial realms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical exegesis
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biblical commentary ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| aim | to reconcile Greek philosophy with Jewish scripture ⓘ |
| author | Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
allegorical interpretation of Mosaic law
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allegorical interpretation of biblical narratives ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Legum Allegoriae I
NERFINISHED
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Legum Allegoriae II NERFINISHED ⓘ Legum Allegoriae III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Platonic philosophy
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Stoic allegorical methods ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Greek-speaking intellectuals interested in Judaism
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educated Hellenistic Jewish readers ⓘ |
| interpretsWork |
Genesis 2
NERFINISHED
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Genesis 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Genesis 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Jewish Hellenistic literature
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religious philosophy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Book of Genesis
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | allegorical interpretation ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Hellenistic Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
creation
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human soul ⓘ nature of God ⓘ virtue and vice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| usesConcept | Logos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSeries | Allegorical Commentary on Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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