Monday, June 04, 2007

All you need to know about Philo

Philo’s worldview can be summed up thus. Man is a mixture of body and soul; the latter requires salvation from the former. The Bible gives us examples of those who have been saved, but if it is properly read it “touches on the personal experience of each of us.” Within it we find the path to salvation from temptation. It gives us hope, calls us to repent, and allows us to achieve “limited tranquility.” Once we have reached this stabilized status we can attain perfection through learning, our natural capacities, and our right practice.

1 comment:

Jessie O said...

favorite quote in regards to philo (1:28 of course!)
“it cannot be said that Philo’s exegesis, taken as a whole, makes any sense.”