CLAS 320gmp Study Guide - Final Guide: Hellenistic Judaism, 2 Maccabees, Roman Citizenship
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Rome to go live in the country (in cumae) so. Juvenal meets him on the edge of the city to say bye. Rebel against greek king, become guerilla fighters, eventually take over the temple. Hellenizing jews want to exercise naked at the gymnasium huge greek institution; awkward because of circumcision. -> medical procedure to reattach foreskin to hide the difference. Alculteration what"s the problem? forced convergence (a conflict within the jewish community - divided) Creation of this hellenistic period? (non greek origin adopting greek practices) - comes from alexander the great. What"s he doing? creating a melting pot : to create a single world-wide culture that was to be. Barbarian - explained the way greeks thought about non-greeks (barbar) Greeks speak language - language is civilization - civilization is greek. Runs counter to at least 2 schools of thought in the ancient world that would deny the effectiveness of any culture appropriation :
