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121:6.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo] was a great [[teacher]]; not since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had there lived a man who exerted such a [[profound]] [[influence]] on the [[ethical]] and religious [[thought]] of the [[Occidental world]]. In the matter of the combination of the better elements in contemporaneous systems of [[ethical]] and [[religious]] teachings, there have been [[seven]] outstanding [[human]] [[teachers]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth Sethard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao-tse Lao-tse], [[Buddha]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], and [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]].

121:6.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo] was a great [[teacher]]; not since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had there lived a man who exerted such a [[profound]] [[influence]] on the [[ethical]] and religious [[thought]] of the [[Occidental world]]. In the matter of the combination of the better elements in contemporaneous systems of [[ethical]] and [[religious]] teachings, there have been [[seven]] outstanding [[human]] [[teachers]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth Sethard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao-tse Lao-tse], [[Buddha]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], and [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]].

121:6.5 Many, but not all, of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo]'s inconsistencies resulting from an [[effort]] to combine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_religion Greek mystical philosophy] and Roman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoic] doctrines with the legalistic [[theology]] of the [[Hebrews]], [Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] recognized and wisely eliminated from his pre-Christian basic theology. Philo led the way for Paul more fully to restore the [[concept]] of the [[Paradise Trinity]], which had long been dormant in Jewish theology. In only one matter did Paul fail to keep pace with Philo or to [[transcend]] the teachings of this [[wealthy]] and educated Jew of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], and that was the doctrine of the [[atonement]]; Philo taught deliverance from the [[doctrine]] of [[forgiveness]] only by the shedding of blood. He also possibly glimpsed the [[reality]] and [[presence]] of the [[Thought Adjusters]] more clearly than did Paul. But Paul's [[theory]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin], the doctrines of hereditary [[guilt]] and innate [[evil]] and redemption therefrom, was partially [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism Mithraic] in origin, having little in common with Hebrew theology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo]'s philosophy, or [[Jesus]]' teachings. Some phases of Paul's teachings regarding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin] and the [[atonement]] were original with himself.

121:6.5 Many, but not all, of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo]'s inconsistencies resulting from an [[effort]] to combine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_religion Greek mystical philosophy] and Roman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoic] doctrines with the legalistic [[theology]] of the [[Hebrews]], [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] recognized and wisely eliminated from his pre-Christian basic theology. Philo led the way for Paul more fully to restore the [[concept]] of the [[Paradise Trinity]], which had long been dormant in Jewish theology. In only one matter did Paul fail to keep pace with Philo or to [[transcend]] the teachings of this [[wealthy]] and educated Jew of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria], and that was the doctrine of the [[atonement]]; Philo taught deliverance from the [[doctrine]] of [[forgiveness]] only by the shedding of blood. He also possibly glimpsed the [[reality]] and [[presence]] of the [[Thought Adjusters]] more clearly than did Paul. But Paul's [[theory]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin], the doctrines of hereditary [[guilt]] and innate [[evil]] and redemption therefrom, was partially [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism Mithraic] in origin, having little in common with Hebrew theology, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo]'s philosophy, or [[Jesus]]' teachings. Some phases of Paul's teachings regarding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin] and the [[atonement]] were original with himself.

121:6.6 The [[Gospel of John]], the last of the [[narratives]] of Jesus' earth life, was addressed to the Western peoples and presents its story much in the light of the [[viewpoint]] of the later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria#Christianity Alexandrian Christians], who were also disciples of the teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo].

121:6.6 The [[Gospel of John]], the last of the [[narratives]] of Jesus' earth life, was addressed to the Western peoples and presents its story much in the light of the [[viewpoint]] of the later [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria#Christianity Alexandrian Christians], who were also disciples of the teachings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo].