Reincarnation in Philo of Alexandria - Paperbackby Sami Yli Karjanmaa (Author) Philo of Alexandria is an important representative of Hellenistic diaspora Judaism. His writings, devoted to a large extent to the allegorical exegesis of the Books of Moses, profoundly influenced Christian theology during its formative centuries. The strong element of Greek philosophy in Philo's thought has been recognized since antiquity, but his relation to the Pythagorean Platonic tenet of reincarnation has been a