Philo Judaeus De Fuga Et Inventione 158

ed. Paul Wendland

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[158] φησὶν οὖν ὁ χρησμός, ὅτι „ζητῶν ἐξεζήτησε Μωυσῆς“ ἐν τῷ θνητῷ
βίῳ τὸν περὶ ἁμαρτημάτων μετανοίας λόγον. ἐσπούδαζε γὰρ ἀνευρεῖν ἀπαμπισχομένην τὸ ἀδικεῖν ψυχὴν καὶ ἄνευ αἰσχύνης γυμνὴν προϊοῦσαν ἁμαρτημάτων. ἀλλ’ ὅμως οὐχ εὗρε, τῆς φλογός, λέγω δὲ τῆς ὀξυκινητοτάτης ὁρμῆς ἀλόγου, καταδραμούσης καὶ ὅλην ψυχὴν ἐπινεμηθείσης.

De Fuga Et Inventione. Philo Judaeus. ed. Paul Wendland. Germany. 2014.

Funding provided by European Social Fund Saxony.

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De Fuga Et Inventione (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 3. Wendland, Paul, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1898.)

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On Fugitives First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 158 focus

[158] Accordingly the scripture says that "Moses sought and sought again" a reason for repentance for his sins in mortal life; for he was very anxious to find a soul which was stripped of sin, and coming forward naked of all offence without shame. But nevertheless he did not find one, the flame, I mean by this the very quickly moving irrational desire, rushing inwards and devouring the whole soul.

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