Philo Judaeus, De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini, ed. Leopold Cohn, 82

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[82] ἔστω δὲ ὁ ¹² λόγος μὴ συγκεχυμένος, ἀλλ’ εἰς οἰκείους τετμήσθω τομάς· τὸ „χίδρα ποιῆσαι“ τοιοῦτόν ἐστιν· ἐν ἅπαντι μὲν γὰρ ἀταξίας ἄμεινον ἡ τάξις, μάλιστα δ’ ἐν ὀξύτατα ῥεούσῃ φύσει, τῷ λόγῳ. 25 διαιρετέον οὖν αὐτὸν εἰς κεφάλαια προηγούμενα, τὰ λεγόμενα ἐμπίπτοντα, καὶ ἐφαρμοστέον ἑκάστῳ τὰς οἰκείους κατασκευάς, μιμουμένους τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς
τῶν τοξοτῶν, οἳ σκοπόν τινα προθέμενοι τὰ βέλη πάντα ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἀφιέναι πειρῶνται· σκοπῷ μὲν γὰρ τὸ κεφάλαιον, βέλεσι δὲ ἔοικεν ἡ κατασκευή.

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.) — 82 focus

[82] But suppose the language is not confused, but divided into appropriate divisions, the meaning of the expression, "those that are cut up," is something of this kind. For in everything order is better than disorder, and most especially is it so in the most swiftly flowing nature—speech. 25 We must therefore divide it into the principal heads, which are called incidents, and we must assign to each its appropriate preparation, imitating in this point skilful archers, who, when they have chosen a mark, endeavour to shoot every one of their arrows straight at it. For the head resembles the mark, and the preparation is similar to the arrows.

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De sacrificiis Abelis et Caini

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1 φυτητην Pap ὄνομα] ὄμμα Α
2 αὐτὸν om. Pap ἔτι Pap UF: ἐστι ceteri ὑφηγήσεως Pap UF: ὑφηγήσεων ceteri ἀνέχεσθαι Pap: ἀνασχέσθαι codd.
3 νέα Mang. (non M): νέας codd. et Pap πεφρυμμενη Pap ὡς πυρὶ] ὡσπερεὶ ’
4 βεβασάνισται καὶ δεδοκίμασται Η
5 πεπηγέναι] πεφρυγέναι coni. Mang.
6 φρύσσεται MAHPL1 δὲ MG, γὰρ P πόρος Pap πέφυκεν Pap
7 οὕτω MAGHP καὶ om. HP ἀνάληψιν ἀκμὴν transp. Mang. ἀκινήτω H
8 σταθηροτάτην G πέφυκεν Pap
9 πήττειν F, πηπτειν Pap: πέσσειν U, πέττειν ceteri, πέπτειν Mang. τὰ om. MAGHPL1 διαρεῖν Pap, διαιρεῖν U
10 ευτωνως εγλυειν Pap ἰδὼν γε Pap, ἴδετέ γε U II αὐτήν] φακῆν coni. Mang. ὅτε Pap UF: ὁπότε ceteri ἑγλιπων Pap
12 τῶ φαύλω Pap UF: τῶ φιλαύτῳ MAGP, τῶν φιλαύτων Η 12.
13 οἷσπερ ἐρηρεισμένος U
13 ἐξητημένα UFP αἱροῦντος Pap UF: αἴροντος ceteri λόγου om. G
14 εγλυεται Pap, καὶ ἐκλύεται Η τοὺς] τῆς P

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2 sqq. Ambros. l. l. II 6,20 Si autem offeres sacrificium de primitivis ovibus, frixum in igne, frixum pingue, offeres sacrificium primitivorum, sicut scriptum est: quod significat fidem tuam velut igne probatam esse debere et sancto fervere spiritu. denique coxit lentem lacob et fratri primatus benedictionis eripuit, quos utique solida consequeretur fides; hic ergo robustus et vividus augebatur, ille autem, qui cibum suum coquere nesciebat, fatigatus atque deficiens defluebat. uratur igitur verbo Domini sicut igne virtus animae tuae . . . torj-eatur fides tua sicut spicae messium; tunc enim maturitatem fructuum praeferunt, cum eas primo solis processu tempora aestiva torruerint. sermo igitur plurimus Scripturarum animam confirmat et quodam spiritalis gratiae colorat vapore; rationabilia quoque inventa corroborat dissolvitque omnem vim irrationabilium passionum. ideoque Esau laxatis virtutis suae nexibus dissolutus est.

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