Some Reflections on Hellenistic Judaism. EFFECT OF HELLENISM ON JUDAISM; A Lecture by Claude Montefiore on the Alexandrine Jaws and the Changes in National Ideals Produced by Enviornment.

Judaism rejected the Hellenistic worship of the body, as well as its worship of many gods. But Judaism also opened its doors to some aspects of Hellenistic culture.

Jewish culture and civilization during the Hellenistic period was in intense dialogue with Hellenistic culture and civilization, beginning with the translation of Hebrew scriptures into Greek, a ...

In the Hellenistic Period in the 4th century BCE, Jews came into contact with Greek culture and philosophy. This led to the development of Hellenistic Judaism, which incorporated Greek ideas into ...

Yonatan Adler posits a convincing thesis, tightly and compellingly argued, that widespread observance of Pentateuchal legislation by Judeans—or what we now call Judaism —emerged no earlier than the ...

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If Yonatan Adler's theory proves correct, then Judaism is, at best, Christianity’s elder sibling and a younger cousin to the religions of ancient Greece and Rome. Photo by Uriel Sinai / Getty ...

Judaism rejected the Hellenistic worship of the body, as well as its worship of many gods. But Judaism also opened its doors to some aspects of Hellenistic culture.