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Judaism -- What Is It and Where Did It Come From?

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Judaism in the Book of Macabes

The book of macabes is the first known instance of people using this word, this greek word, udaismos. It was used to defend judaism against persecution by the seleusid persians. Seleusids had a policy of trying to assimilate their province and make them greek. So what are they really saying here by Udaismos? In this and other references in macabes it's not actually judaism as we would use that word to day.

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