Philip of Alexandroscene
One of the three sons of a proselyte, Alphæus, and a Greek woman, Myrtica. Like his brothers Elijah and Daniel, he is a prosperous merchant from Alexandroscene.
They suffer from being of mixed blood and from being despised for it:"The Galileans are better than the Jews. There is too much mold among them. They do not forgive us for having blood that is not pure. They would do better to have, themselves, the Soul pure".[1]Because of this, they have not been able to find a marriage partner.
They welcome Jesus and some Disciples who can give them news of their sister Hermione of Antigonea, married to a servant of Lazarus, Dosithée.
Philip is quite joyful to announce that the "Rabbi" will speak in his courtyard. The three brothers indeed invite the crowd to listen to Jesus, who speaks about the Workers of the eleventh hour. It turns violent. Jesus is driven out and the brothers threatened.[2]
His name[edit | edit source]
Philip means in Greek "lover of horses" - Historical reference: the father of Alexander the Great.
Where is he mentioned in the work?[edit | edit source]
EMV 328 EMV 329