Philo’s Genesis Code: Decoding the Allegorical Creation (Book 2)

Christopher Enoch continues the deep-dive study into Philo of Alexandria's 'On Creation' (Book 2). In this episode, we apply historical-critical analysis and ancient Jewish ciphers to decode the allegorical meaning of Genesis 2, including the four rivers, the true location of the Tree of Knowledge, and the two kinds of death.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

0:23 The Geographical Impossibility of Eden's Rivers

4:37 The Four Cardinal Virtues

18:59 The Three Parts of the Soul

24:25 Prudence vs. Sophistry

40:58 Why Rivers Encircle Countries

44:13 Cultivating and Guarding the Garden

46:32 Who is the Earthly Adam?

57:06 Eating Freely of the Virtues

1:00:23 Where Was the Tree of Knowledge?

1:26:36 The Two Kinds of Death

1:30:06 The Soul Buried in the Body