期刊名称：Eye of the Heart : A Journal of Traditional Wisdom
印刷版ISSN：1835-4416
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
期号：1
出版社：La Trobe University
摘要：The first Christian centuries were situated in the context of a resurgent
attempt at synthesizing the Jewish and Gentile worldviews. The Maccabean
revolt (168–7 BCE) had established a valorous paradigm extolling martyrdom
as the “proper” Jewish response to Hellenization.1 The attempted
“universalisation” of the Jewish religion through enforced syncretism had
resulted in a religious and nationalistic revival that defended the Jewish
identity against further incursions of alien cultures.2 The failed syncretism of
关键词：the high priest Menelaus—involving the deliberate violation of the Temple
by the introduction of a statue of Olympian Zeus—had established a
perceived dichotomy and lasting resistance to reform programmes.3 This
polarization, which occurred almost contemporaneous with Christ, was
represented by the competing tendencies of the Bet Shammai and Bet
Hillel: champions of Jewish exclusivism and monotheistic universalism
respectively.4 There are numerous other figures who variously inform the
Jewish-Gentile question. From the Gentile camp we have the dualist
Numenius, who famously proclaimed Plato to be an “Atticizing Moses.”5
Among Jewish sources Philo Judaeus stands out for the magisterial nature of
his enterprise and his largely successful attempt to straddle two cultures,
while Josephus attempted a similar programme from a politically motivated
perspective.
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