Rome's Rise and Greek City-States

The Hellenistic era will open the door for Greek and Jewish thought to finally meet and begin to wrestle with each other. On today's episode, we'll explore the following questions:

1. How did Jewish life shift following the conquest of Alexander the Great and the spread of Greek culture?
2. How did the translating of the Torah into Greek pave the way for the development of western civilization?
3. What were the different schools of thought that were established in the Hellenistic era, and why did they develop?