Hellenistic Judaism

The Septuagint ( ), sometimes referred to as the Greek Old Testament or The Translation of the Seventy (), and abbreviated as LXX, is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible from the original Biblical Hebrew. The full Greek title derives from the story recorded in the Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates (his brother) that "the laws of the Jews" were translated into the Greek language at the request of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–247 BC) by seventy-two Hebrew translators—six from each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel—though this story is considered to be pseudepigraphical by some

form of Judaism in classical antiquity

thumb|right|250px|Sardis Synagogue (3rd century, [[Turkey) had a large community of God-fearers and Jews integrated into the Roman civic life.]]

The Herodians (; ) were a sect of Hellenistic Jews mentioned in the New Testament on two occasions – first in Galilee and later in Jerusalem – being hostile to Jesus (, ; ; cf. also , ). In each of these cases their name is coupled with that of the Pharisees.

aspect of history

Paul the Apostle and Jewish Christianity

group of Hellenistic Jews mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles

history of the Abrahamic religion Judaism

History of the Jews in Alexandria, Egypt from 332 BCE