Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus) deplored the corrupting effects of evil communication. Writing in the middle of the first century CE, he stated: “good morals are spoiled by the tricks and deceptions of sophistry acting on them like the enchantments of magic.” See Philo of Alexandria, Quod Deterius Potiori Insidiari Soleat {The Worse Attacks the Better}, XI (38).^ The “tricks and deceptions of sophistry acting on them like the enchantments of magic” describes well Menander’s depictions of a courtesan’s effects on a young man. The Greek here for “good morals” is ήθη χρηστά . That’s nearly the same phrase used in Paul’s reference to evil communication in 1 Corinthians 15:33.