The Septuagint: Greek Translation of Hebrew Scripture

Greek and Jewish Cultural Interaction in the Hellenistic World

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Explain the significance of the Septuagint translation for Jewish-Greek cultural interaction and the later spread of Christianity.

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Greek and Jewish Cultural Interaction in the Hellenistic World

6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS

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Analyze how Greek culture spread to the Eastern Mediterranean and shaped Jewish society, the Maccabean Revolt, the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism, and early Christianity.

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WH-ERA-3.S1.18National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 9-12] Analyze the significance of the interaction of Greek and Jewish traditions for the emergence of both Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. [Reconstruct patterns of historical succession and duration]