Philo of Alexandria: The Founder of Philosophy and Esoteric Reading

This chapter delves into the ideas of Philo of Alexandria who believed that Moses, the author of the scriptures, was the founder of philosophy and expressed himself in hidden esoteric meanings. It explores Philo's synthesis of Hellenistic cosmology and Jewish accounts, his concept of cosmic ascent, and his self-identification as a Jewish philosophical esoteric perennialist.