Philo Judaeus, De Abrahamo, ed. Leopold Cohn, 198

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[198] ὁ δ’ ὥσπερ ἱερεὺς p. 29 M. αὐτὸς κατήρχετο τῆς ἱερουργίας, ἐφ’ υἱῷ τὰ πάντα ἀρίστῳ φιλοστοργότατος πατήρ· ἐμέλισε δ’ ἂν ἴσως καὶ νόμῳ τῶν
ὁλοκαυτωμάτων (cf. Lev. 1, 6 al.) κατὰ μέλη τὸν υἱὸν ἱερουργῶν. οὕτως οὐ τὸ μέν τι μέρος ἀπέκλινε πρὸς τὸν παῖδα, τὸ δέ τι πρὸς εὐσέβειαν, ἀλλ’ ὅλην τὴν ψυχὴν δι’ ὅλων ὁσιότητι προσεκλήρωσεν ὀλίγα φροντίσας συγγενικοῦ αἵματος.

De Abrahamo. Philo Judaeus. ed. Leopold Cohn. Germany. 2014.

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De Abrahamo (Greek) (Philo Judaeus. Opera quae supersunt, Volume 4. Cohn, Leonard, editor. Berlin: Reimer, 1902.)

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On the Life of the Wise Man made perfect by Instruction or, on the Unwritten Law, that is to say, on Abraham First1KGreek (The works of Philo Judaeus, the contemporary of Josephus, Volume 2. Yonge, C. D., translator. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854.) — 198 focus

[198] But this man, like a priest of sacrifice himself, did himself begin to perform the sacred rite, although he was a most affectionate father of a son who was in all respects most excellent. And, perhaps, according to the usual law and custom of burnt offerings he was intending to solemnise the rite by dividing his son limb by limb. And so he did not divide his feelings and allot one part of his regard to his son and another part to piety to God: but he devoted his whole soul, entire and undivided, to holiness; thinking but little of the kindred blood which flowed in the victim.

Philo Judaeus De Abrahamo 198

ed. Leopold Cohn

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