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| Plato and Aristotle |
Plato related that a prophet who lived during the time of King Morinus conveyed the following Divine prophecy to a philosopher, "You cannot attain Me through your methods (of speculative philosophy). Only through the prophets and the Torah which are My appointed intermediaries to mankind can you obtain true faith in Me."
Rembrant's depiction of Yirmiyahu lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
According to ancient manuscripts this prophet was Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah), who was contemporary with Plato, and the philosopher referred to is Plato himself. Plato knew that Yirmiyahu was a sage and a prophet. He is quoted as saying, "I was with Yirmiyahu in Egypt. At first I ridiculed him and his words, but after I knew him well, I recognized that his words were the words of the Living G_D." -- Otzar Nechmad
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Source: The Metsudah Kuzari
