Philo Judaeus, De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini, ed. Leopold Cohn, 51

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[51] παρὸ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ „βδέλυγμα Αἰγυπτίων εἶναι πάντα προβάτων ποιμένα“ (Gen. 46,34)· τὸν γὰρ κυβερνήτην καὶ
ὑφηγητὴν τῶν καλῶν ὀρθὸν λόγον βδελύττεται πᾶς φιλοπαθής, καθάπερ οἱ τῶν παίδων ἀφρονέστατοι τοὺς διδασκάλους καὶ παιδαγωγοὺς καὶ πάντα νουθετητὴν καὶ σωφρονιστὴν λόγον. Μωυσῆς δὲ „τὰ βδελύγματα Αἰγύπτου θύσειν τῷ θεῷ“ (Exod. 8, 26) φησί, τὰς ἀρετάς, ἄμωμα καὶ πρεπωδέστατα ἱερεῖα, ἃ βδελύττεται πᾶς ἄφρων. ὥστ’ εἰκότως ὁ τὰ
ἄριστα ἐπὶ θεὸν ἀναφέρων Ἄβελ ποιμὴν κέκληται, ὁ δὲ ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν καὶ τὸν ἴδιον νοῦν γῆς ἐργάτης ὁ Κάιν. τί δέ ἐστι τὸ γῆν ἐργάζεσθαι (Gen. 4, 2), διὰ τῶν προτέρων βιβλίων ἐδηλώσαμεν.

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De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 1. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1896.)

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On the Sacrifice of Abel and Cain First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 1. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 51 focus

[51] The consequence of which conduct of his was that "Every shepherd of sheep is an abomination to the Egyptians." ¹ For every man who loves his passions hates right reason as the governor and guide to good things; just as foolish children hate their tutors and teachers, and every one who reproves them or corrects them, or would lead them to virtue. But Moses says that he "will sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to God," ² namely the virtues which are faultless and most becoming victims, which every foolish man abominates. So that very appropriately, Abel, who brought the best offerings to God, is called a shepherd; but he, who offered every thing to himself and to his own mind, is called a tiller of the earth, namely Cain. And what is meant by tilling the earth ³ we have shown in our previous treatises.

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De sacrificiis Abelis et Caini

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1 ἀγωνίσασθαι καὶ ἀφηγήσασθαι FL2
2 τῆ Pap GH: τῆ UP, τὴν MAP ὑπανιέναι Hcorr. δεῖ] δε Pap ἡνιόχους UF, ἡνίοχος Α
3 τὰς ἡνίας UFG: ταῖς ἡνίαις ceteri πῆ Pap H: τῆ MAGF, τί U, τὴν P ὁπότε] ἀπό τε Α, ὅπως μὴ UF πλεῖον Α
4 ῥύμη scripsi: ῥώμη Pap UF, ὁρμὴ ceteri γίνοιτο U: γίγνοιτο ceteri, γένοιτο Pap ἄγαμαι καὶ Pap UFG: ἄγαμαι δὲ καὶ ceteri
5 Μωϋσέος F, Μώσεως MAGHP
6 τοῦ περιττοῦ Pap F, περιττοῦ U: περὶ τὸν ceteri
7 δογμάτων καὶ ἀφηγεῖται transp. G
8 ἐρημίαν] ἑρμηνείαν UF1L2 μὴ om. UF1 ἦγε] ἡ μὲν U τὰ om. F
9 παρὸ] παρ’ ὧ MAGHP βδελύγματα Pap
10 γὰρ] μὲν γὰρ UF
13 λόγον] ἀγαθόν UFL2 Μωσῆς MAGHP δὲ om. Pap
14 θύσιν Pap φησιν Pap
15 πρεπωδέστερα F ἱέρεα Pap βδελύττεται UF: βδελύσσεται ceteri ὥστε Pap
16 θεὸν Pap UF: τὸν θεὸν ceteri δ’ AUF αὑτὸν F
17 δ’ UF ἐστιν Pap γῆν codd.: τὴν γῆν v
18 βιβλίων Pap F: βίβλων ceteri

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4 sqq. ibid. . . . denique ipse sibi Legislator vindicavit hoc munus, ut oves pasceret letro, qui dicitur superfluus, et ageret in desertum, eo quod irrationabilem et superflui vulgarisque sermonis loquacitatem in discreta quaedam sobriae doctrinae coegit mysteria. ideoque Aegyptiis abominationi erant pastores ovium; omnes enim qui corporis dediti passionibus huiusmodi et voluptatibus indulgent suis, disceptatorem verbi doctoremque virtutis quadam execratione declinant. et ideo per aenigmata haec docuit Moyses, apta Deo esse sacrificia, quae refugit omnis insipiens, hoc est opera et praecepta virtutis, ideoque pastor Abel, Cain autem operator terrae legitur.

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