Philo Judaeus, De Opificio Mundi, ed. Leopold Cohn, 171

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[171] δεύτερον δ’ ὅτι θεὸς εἷς ἐστι, διὰ τοὺς εἰσηγητὰς τῆς πολυθέου δόξης, οἳ οὐκ ἐρυθριῶσι τὴν φαυλοτάτην τῶν κακοπολιτειῶν ὀχλοκρατίαν ἀπὸ γῆς εἰς οὐρανὸν μετοικίζοντες· τρίτον δ’ ὡς ἤδη λέλεκται
ὅτι γενητὸς ὁ κόσμος, διὰ τοὺς οἰομένους αὐτὸν ἀγένητον καὶ ἀίδιον εἶναι, οἳ πλέον οὐδὲν ἀπονέμουσι θεῷ· τέταρτον δ’ ὅτι καὶ εἷς ¹ ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος, ἐπειδὴ καὶ εἷς ὁ δημιουργὸς ὁ ἐξομοιώσας αὑτῷ κατὰ τὴν μόνωσιν τὸ ἔργον, ὃς ἁπάσῃ κατεχρήσατο τῇ ὕλῃ εἰς τὴν τοῦ ὅλου γένεσιν· ὅλον γὰρ οὐκ ἂν ἦν, εἰ μὴ ἐξ ὅλων ἐπάγη καὶ συνέστη τῶν μερῶν· εἰσὶ γὰρ οἱ πλείους ὑπολαμβάνοντες εἶναι κόσμους, οἱ δὲ καὶ ἀπείρους, ἄπειροι καὶ ἀνεπιστήμονες αὐτοὶ πρὸς ἀλήθειαν
ὄντες ὧν καλὸν ἐπιστήμην ἔχειν· πέμπτον δ’ ὅτι καὶ προνοεῖ τοῦ κόσμου ὁ θεός· ἐπιμελεῖσθαι γὰρ ἀεὶ τὸ πεποιηκὸς τοῦ γενομένου φύσεως νόμοις καὶ θεσμοῖς ἀναγκαῖον, καθ’ οὓς καὶ γονεῖς τέκνων P. 42 M. προμηθοῦνται.

De Opificio Mundi. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

Current edition First1KGreek

De Opificio Mundi (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera que supersunt, Volume 1. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1896.)

Translations (1)

On the Creation of the World First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 171 focus

[171] In the second place he teaches us that God is one; having reference here to the assertors of the polytheistic doctrine; men who do not blush to transfer that worst of evil constitutions, ochlocracy, from earth to heaven.

Thirdly, he teaches, as has been already related, that the world was created; by this lesson refuting those who think that it is uncreated and eternal, and who thus attribute no glory to God.

In the fourth place we learn that the world also which was thus created is one, since also the Creator is one, and he, making his creation to resemble himself in its singleness, employed all existing essence in the creation of the universe. For it would not have been complete if it had not been made and composed of all parts which were likewise whole and complete. For there are some persons who believe that there are many worlds, and some who even fancy that they are boundless in extent, being themselves inexperienced and ignorant of the truth of those things of which it is desirable to have a correct knowledge.

The fifth lesson that Moses teaches us is, that God exerts his providence for the benefit of the world.

Notes on the current edition

De opificio mundi

1.
3 κακίαν πεφυγαδεῦσθαι M
4 καὶ post βαθεῖαν om. F καρποφόρον φορὰν F, καρπο cum lacuna c.
7 litterarum G
6 δ’ ABP αἱ ἀένναοι ABP: καὶ ἀένναοι M, ἀένναοι FGH πηγαὶ om. F 6.
7 ἀπεσχίσθησαν M
7 τὰς ἀρετὰς om. M ὡς om. M 7.
8 ἀναξίως M ἡ τῶν ἀνθρώπων M: τῶν om. ceteri
9 παναρμόττουσαν M post ἠφανίσθαι add. καὶ M
10 ἅτε] ἀεὶ M
12 ἐξ ἑτοίμου om. H
13 πλημελῶσι FGH1
14 μὲν prius om. M
15 κακίας ABP1 ἀντ’ om. M ὧν ἄξιον] τῶν ἀξίων M 15.
16 ὧν ἄξιον ἀπέχεσθαι seclusi
16 μὲν om. M
17 ἀναδιδάσκει Μωσῆς Mang. (Christophorson)
18 ἔστι τὸ θεῖον καὶ ὑπάρχει M: ἔστι καὶ ὑπάρχει τὸ θεῖον ceteri
19 αὑτῶν AP 19.
20 τολμηρότερον M
20 κατεθρασύνοντο M μηδόλως MABP, μήθ’ ὅλως F δὲ ABP
23 τὴν φαυλότητα
31 κακοπολιτειῶν Mang.: καταπολιτῶν FG, κακοπολιτῶν ceteri 23.
24 ὀχλοκρασίαν MF1GH
25 γεννητὸς FG
26 πλέον M: πλεῖον ceteri

Philo Judaeus De Opificio Mundi 171

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