Alexander Meets the Jews

332 BCE

About Alexander the Great…

• Born in 356 BCE in Macedonia (Northern Greece)• Son of King Phillip the Second• Has tremendous military talents• Appointed commander in his father’s army at 18• 336 BCE becomes king• 334 BCE invades the Persian Empire• His Empire stretched from Egypt to India• 332 BCE ALEX MEETS THE JEWS

Phalanx of men,holding sarissa

Minted coin of Alexander

Wedding at Susa

A Tale of Two…

70 CE 200 – 500 CE

Josephus Talmud * High Priest

* Meeting Place

* Attitude of the Jews

* Alexander’s desire for meeting *Treaties at the Meeting

*Role of Samaritans

In Commemoration of This Miracle…

Baby Alexander

Alexander & The Hellenistic age in Judea

• Cultural imperialism=Greek culture had to be dominant

• Hellenism=The combination of Greek culture with other native cultures.

WHAT is Hellenism all about?? ITS attributes are……….

Greek language

Greek philosophy-humanism

• Humans are the center of the universe

Paganism/polytheism

gymnasium

Art and architecture

Greek theatres

Polis-greek city state