Statement
Only in the second century BCE does Judean society begin to show signs of significant impact from Hellenistic culture, and even then scholars disagree over the depth of that effect.
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References
p. 66
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Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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Scholarly debate
How deep was the Hellenization of Judea in the second century BCE?
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- A
Still superficial
Some scholars
On this view, the impact remained relatively superficial.
- B
Transformative
Other scholars
On this view, Hellenization changed Jewish culture at its very core.