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400 years of silence since 450 BC

Greeks took over after the Persians

Greeks were surpassed by the Romans

In 65 BC Roman era took full effect over the area of Palestine

Hellenization
Greek thinking and reasoning

Responses to Greekizing

• Accept Greek culture and leave Judaism
• Accept as much Greek culture as possible while remaining Jewish

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• Let Greek culture affect political and national life but keep it away from religion
• Reject Greek culture. Try to destroy it and replace it with Judaism

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• Reject Greek culture and form special, separate Jewish communities that have a totally Jewish way of life

Under these impacts of Hellenism, the Jews split into parties