Philo of Alexandria on Cultivation -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- General Introduction to the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Place of the Treatise in the Philonic Corpus -- 2. The Genre of the Treatise -- 3. The Exegetical Structure of the Treatise -- 4. The Use of the Bible -- 5. The Main Themes of the Treatise -- 6. The Intellectual Sitz im Leben -- 7. The Nachleben of the Treatise -- 8. The Text of the Treatise -- 9. Status Quaestionis: Previous Scholarship on the Treatise -- 10. Some Notes on the Method Used in the Translation and the Commentary -- TRANSLATION: PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA ON CULTIVATION -- Part One: Noah As Cultivator (1-123) -- Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator (124-181) -- Notes to the Text and Translation -- COMMENTARY -- Title of the Work -- Part One: Noah As Cultivator (1-123) -- I. First Distinction between Cultivator and Worker of the Earth (1-25) -- a. Citation and Literal Interpretation: The Skill of the Cultivator (1-7) -- b. Allegorical Interpretation: The Cultivation of the Soul (8-11) -- c. Limitations of the Merely Theoretical Sciences (12-16) -- d. The Skill of Cultivating: The Soul Announces Its Programme (17-19) -- e. Comparison of Noah with Cain, the Worker of the Earth (20-25) -- II. Second Distinction between Shepherd and Cattle-Feeder (26-66) -- a. Introducing Another Distinction (26-29) -- b. Explanation of the Distinction in Allegorical Terms (30-40) -- c. Scriptural Evidence: Jacob and Moses As Shepherds (41-43) -- d. Moses' Prayer on Behalf of the Soul (44-48) -- e. God As the Good Shepherd (49-54) -- f. Proof That God's Disciples Practise the Science of Shepherding (55-63) -- g. Objection to the Allegorical Exegesis Answered (64-66) -- III. Third Distinction between Horseman and Rider (67-123).

a. Introducing a Third Distinction (67-71) -- b. The Same Distinction Explained Allegorically (72-78) -- c. The Fall of Horse and Rider Celebrated (79-83) -- d. No Horse-Feeder As Ruler (84-93) -- e. The Serpent of Moses and the Serpent of Eve (94-105) -- f. The Fall of the Horseman (106-123) -- Part Two: Noah Begins As a Cultivator -- I. Making the Right Beginning (124-145) -- a. Introduction: The Importance of Beginning and End (124-126) -- b. Cain's Error in Not Distinguishing Correctly (127-130) -- c. Allegorization of a Dietary Prescription Involving Division (131-135) -- d. Examples of Excessive Divisions (136-141) -- e. Sophists Compared with Pigs (142-145) -- II. Making Progress on the Path to Perfection (146-168) -- a. Introduction of New Biblical Text on Military Service (146-148) -- b. Rejection of the Literal Meaning (149-156) -- c. Allegorical Interpretation: Progressing towards Excellence (157-168) -- III. A Successful End (169-181) -- a. Giving Honour to God the Cause of Good Ends (169-173) -- b. When Advancing Avoid Deliberate Transgressions (174-180) -- c. Conclusion: Noah Begins but Does Not Reach the Goal (181) -- Bibliography -- 1. Philo of Alexandria -- 2. Other Ancient Texts -- 3. Modern Scholarly Literature -- Indices -- Index of Biblical Passages Cited -- Index of Philonic Texts Cited -- Index of Ancient Texts Cited -- Index of Subjects and Names -- Index of Greek terms.