Judeo-Christianity in Relation to Greece

Intellectual is derived from the root word intellect. Intellect is the ability to reason and understand. Philosophy played a part in the great legacy of Greece, its intellect. It evolved during the intellectual revolution which led to the great developments of Greece. Judeo-Christian introduces a new guide to our understanding of the main story of development from Greeks. The Judeo-Christian view of Greek development differs from those of Western history textbooks. Understanding Judeo-Christian tradition aids in the understanding of Greek development.

The Judeo-Christian point of view is different from the western history textbooks. Western heritage began with the Hebrews, although they are seen as an unimportant part of the main story. “For us to stress the importance of the Hebrews as an alternative to the Greeks is to offer an alternative to the main convention of telling the Western story.” The Hebrews and Greeks cultures were directly related to each other. The Hebrews were more conservative whereas Greeks were definitely quite secular. The Greek lifestyle is an evolution of Hebrew living.

Agriculture is how Greek and Hebrew civilizations were started. Hebrews used the land to distance themselves from the sin of the cities. Their life was based on the land. They did trade trade goods but the countryside was more of their lifestyle. Greeks began as land cultivators. With their small farming communities they prospered and expanded. As time passed by Greece began to grow on trade and during 350 B.C.E imported two- thirds of the grain in consumed.

The Hebrews were members of tribes, such as the tribes of Judah, Gad, and Rueben. Hebrews belong to tribes based on family lineages and marriage. The members of the tribes sh...

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...the two civilizations shows their compatibility towards each other. Plato’s republic and Aristotle’s politics unusual way of reasoning contributed to the establishment of the form of government used throughout the polis a great development of Greece. Greek philosophy played a part in the intellectual legacy of Greece.

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Ronald A. Wells, History Through the eyes of faith: Western Civilization and the kingdom of God (New York: Harper One, 1989),16

Wells, History through the eyes of faith, 19

Ibid, 22

Ibid,23

Mckay, A History of World societies

Ibid,24

Ibid, 20

John P. Mckay, Bennett D. Hill, John buckler and Patricia Buckley Ebrey , A History of World Societies , Special Andrews Edition, 8th edition ( Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007)

Ibid, 21

Ibid, 22

Mckay, A history of world societies

Plato, The Apology