Published: 2022-12-06

Hellenistic Judaism and Anthropology

Sylwester Jedrzejewski
Seminare. Learned Investigations
Section: Theology
https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2022.3.03

Abstract

Antagonism and convergence seem to be two basic options in Judaism’s relation to Hellenism. Hellenism influenced Jewish culture and religion. This influence was characterized by Greek culture of concepts and thinking which was philosophical in content and mentally religious. In anthropology, it manifested itself in the form of, inter alia, dualistic antagonism, but preserving the Hebrew holism. The Septuagint faced the Hellenistic concept of man, especially in Wisdom and 4Mac. These writings took into account the pressure on Judaism of Hellenic rationalization of thought, as well as Hellenistic universalism and cosmopolitanism. Anthropological issues in Hellenic Judaism indicate the attractiveness and usefulness of Hellenic anthropology for understanding the biblical vision of man

Keywords:

Hellenistic Judaism, universalism, anthropology, Soul

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Jedrzejewski, S. (2022). Hellenistic Judaism and Anthropology. Seminare. Learned Investigations, 43(3), 43–59. https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2022.3.03

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