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121:6.2 In the days of [[Jesus]] three languages prevailed in [[Palestine]]: The common people spoke some [[dialect]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic]; the [[priests]] and rabbis spoke [[Hebrew]]; the educated [[classes]] and the better strata of [[Jews]] in general spoke [[Greek]]. The early [[translation]] of the [[Hebrew scriptures]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Greek at Alexandria] was responsible in no small measure for the subsequent predominance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Greek wing of Jewish culture and theology]. And the [[writings]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint#Christian_use Christian teachers] were soon to appear in the same language. The [[renaissance]] of Judaism dates from the [[Greek]] [[translation]] of the [[Hebrew scriptures]]. This was a [[vital]] [[influence]] which later determined the drift of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]'s Christian [[cult]] toward [[the West]] instead of toward [[the East]].

121:6.2 In the days of [[Jesus]] three languages prevailed in [[Palestine]]: The common people spoke some [[dialect]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic Aramaic]; the [[priests]] and rabbis spoke [[Hebrew]]; the educated [[classes]] and the better strata of [[Jews]] in general spoke [[Greek]]. The early [[translation]] of the [[Hebrew scriptures]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint Greek at Alexandria] was responsible in no small measure for the subsequent predominance of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Greek wing of Jewish culture and theology]. And the [[writings]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagint#Christian_use Christian teachers] were soon to appear in the same language. The [[renaissance]] of Judaism dates from the [[Greek]] [[translation]] of the [[Hebrew scriptures]]. This was a [[vital]] [[influence]] which later determined the drift of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]'s Christian [[cult]] toward [[the West]] instead of toward [[the East]].

121:6.3 Though the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenized Jewish beliefs] were very little [[influenced]] by the teachings of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureans Epicureans], they were very materially affected by the [[philosophy]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] and the [[Asceticism|self-abnegation]] doctrines of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoics]. The great inroad of Stoicism is exemplified by the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Maccabees,_4 Fourth Book of the Maccabees]; the penetration of both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Platonic] philosophy and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoic] doctrines is exhibited in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Wisdom_of_Solomon Wisdom of Solomon]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenized Jews] brought to the [[Hebrew scriptures]] such an [[allegorical]] [[interpretation]] that they found no [[difficulty]] in conforming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_theology Hebrew theology] with their revered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotelian philosophy]. But this all led to disastrous [[confusion]] until these problems were taken in hand by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo of Alexandria], who proceeded to [[harmonize]] and systemize [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy Hebrew theology] into a compact and fairly consistent [[system]] of religious [[belief]] and [[practice]]. And it was this later teaching of combined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy Hebrew theology] that prevailed in [[Palestine]] when [[Jesus]] lived and taught, and which [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] utilized as the [[foundation]] on which to build his more advanced and enlightening [[cult]] of [[Christianity]].

121:6.3 Though the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenized Jewish beliefs] were very little [[influenced]] by the teachings of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureans Epicureans], they were very materially affected by the [[philosophy]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] and the [[Asceticism|self-abnegation]] doctrines of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoics]. The great inroad of Stoicism is exemplified by the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Maccabees,_4 Fourth Book of the Maccabees]; the penetration of both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Platonic] philosophy and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism Stoic] doctrines is exhibited in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Wisdom_of_Solomon Wisdom of Solomon]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Hellenized Jews] brought to the [[Hebrew scriptures]] such an [[allegorical]] [[interpretation]] that they found no [[difficulty]] in conforming [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_theology Hebrew theology] with their revered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotelian philosophy]. But this all led to disastrous [[confusion]] until these problems were taken in hand by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo of Alexandria], who proceeded to [[harmonize]] and systemize [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy Hebrew theology] into a compact and fairly consistent [[system]] of religious [[belief]] and [[practice]]. And it was this later teaching of combined [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_philosophy Greek philosophy] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_philosophy Hebrew theology] that prevailed in [[Palestine]] when [[Jesus]] lived and taught, and which [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] utilized as the [[foundation]] on which to build his more advanced and enlightening [[cult]] of [[Christianity]].

121:6.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo] was a great [[teacher]]; not since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had there lived a man who exerted such a [[profound]] [[influence]] on the [[ethical]] and religious [[thought]] of the [[Occidental world]]. In the matter of the combination of the better elements in contemporaneous systems of [[ethical]] and [[religious]] teachings, there have been [[seven]] outstanding [[human]] [[teachers]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth Sethard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao-tse Lao-tse], [[Buddha]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], and [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]].

121:6.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo] was a great [[teacher]]; not since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] had there lived a man who exerted such a [[profound]] [[influence]] on the [[ethical]] and religious [[thought]] of the [[Occidental world]]. In the matter of the combination of the better elements in contemporaneous systems of [[ethical]] and [[religious]] teachings, there have been [[seven]] outstanding [[human]] [[teachers]]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth Sethard], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster Zoroaster], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao-tse Lao-tse], [[Buddha]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo Philo], and [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]].

121:6.9 As many as two and one-half million of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_diaspora dispersed Jews] used to come to [[Jerusalem]] for the celebration of their national religious festivals. And no matter what the theologic or philosophic [[differences]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_Jews Eastern (Babylonian)] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Western (Hellenic) Jews], they were all agreed on [[Jerusalem]] as the [[center]] of their [[worship]] and in ever looking forward to the coming of the [[Messiah]].

121:6.9 As many as two and one-half million of these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_diaspora dispersed Jews] used to come to [[Jerusalem]] for the celebration of their national religious festivals. And no matter what the theologic or philosophic [[differences]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_Jews Eastern (Babylonian)] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Judaism Western (Hellenic) Jews], they were all agreed on [[Jerusalem]] as the [[center]] of their [[worship]] and in ever looking forward to the coming of the [[Messiah]].

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[[Category:Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal]]

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