Do the gospels contain a critique of Greek philosophy?



081 Did Judaism and Hellenism merge in 1st Century Palestine or have they remained separate types of social structures?


081 Judaism and Hellenism remained separate. Martin Hengel has pointed out, even though the impact of Hellenism continued to increase and the surrounding cultures were merged into it, very few Jews actually rejected the heritage of their own law. Hengel, Judaism and Hellenism, 312.


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