![Hellenism in Palestine as a Cultural Force and its Influence on the Jews](https://kkl-jnf-education.kulam.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/thumbs/athens-1-3ayfiklc5jcoo9ei2jrrpc.jpg)
This lengthy academic article is an excerpt from Martin Hengel’s seminal work “Judaism and Hellenism: Studies in their Encounter in Palestine during the Early Hellenistic Period.” Through studies of archaeological evidence and ancient historical, religious and philosophical texts, this article explores the use of the Greek language in Palestine, the popularity of Greek names, the advance of Greek educational and cultural institutions, and the affects that these all had on ancient Judaism.Â