On the Decalogue

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philosophical treatise religious text theological treatise

On the Decalogue is a philosophical and theological treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical and ethical interpretation of the Ten Commandments within Hellenistic Jewish thought.

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On the Decalogue (De decalogo)	1

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Target entity: On the Decalogue
Context triple: [On the Special Laws, relatedWork, On the Decalogue]

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B. The Laws of Gods and Men
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C. Contemplation of Justice
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D. The Men Commandments
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E. Their Morals and Ours
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: On the Decalogue
Target entity description: On the Decalogue is a philosophical and theological treatise by Philo of Alexandria that offers an allegorical and ethical interpretation of the Ten Commandments within Hellenistic Jewish thought.

A. The Law Commands
"The Law Commands" is a 1937 American Western film starring Tom Keene as a principled lawman battling corruption and injustice on the frontier.
B. The Laws of Gods and Men
"The Laws of Gods and Men" is a critically acclaimed Season 4 episode of Game of Thrones best known for Tyrion Lannister’s dramatic trial in King’s Landing.
C. Contemplation of Justice
Contemplation of Justice is a prominent allegorical marble statue symbolizing justice that stands at the entrance of the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
D. The Men Commandments
The Men Commandments is a humorous, advice-style book by radio presenter Christian O'Connell that explores modern masculinity and the unwritten rules of being a man.
E. Their Morals and Ours
"Their Morals and Ours" is a 1938 political essay by Leon Trotsky that defends revolutionary socialist ethics against bourgeois morality and critiques Stalinism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	philosophical treatise ⓘ religious text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
aimsTo	harmonize Jewish law with Greek philosophy ⓘ present the Decalogue as universal moral law ⓘ
author	Philo of Alexandria ⓘ
culturalContext	Hellenistic Jewish diaspora in Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Hellenistic Jews
ethicalEmphasis	virtues such as piety, justice, and self-control ⓘ
focusesOn	Mosaic Law ⓘ allegorical interpretation of the Ten Commandments ⓘ ethical interpretation of the Ten Commandments ⓘ
genre	biblical exegesis ⓘ ethical treatise ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 1st century CE ⓘ
influencedBy	Greek philosophy ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Platonic thought ⓘ Stoic ethics ⓘ Torah ⓘ
interprets	Deuteronomy 5 ⓘ Exodus 20 ⓘ linked to: Exodus 20:1–17
language	Koine Greek ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	Decalogue ⓘ Ten Commandments ⓘ
partOf	Philo of Alexandria's biblical commentaries ⓘ linked to: Philo of Alexandria
philosophicalTheme	moral philosophy ⓘ natural law ⓘ reason and revelation ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Middle Platonism ⓘ
preservation	survives in Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ
relatedWork	On Abraham ⓘ On the Creation ⓘ linked to: On the Creation of the World On the Special Laws ⓘ linked to: On the Special Laws (De specialibus legibus)
religiousInfluence	early Christian interpretation of the law ⓘ later Jewish ethical thought ⓘ
religiousPerspective	Jewish philosophy ⓘ
religiousTradition	Hellenistic Judaism ⓘ linked to: Hellenistic Jews
structure	systematic treatment of each commandment ⓘ
theologicalTheme	divine law ⓘ relationship between God and humanity ⓘ virtue and ethics ⓘ
title	Peri tōn deka logōn ⓘ
titleTranslation	On the Ten Commandments ⓘ
usesMethod	allegorical interpretation ⓘ philosophical argumentation ⓘ
workOf	Philo of Alexandria ⓘ