The ‘Hellenization’ of Judaea in the First Century after Christ

This short but highly significant study is the sequel to Martin Hengel’s classic work Judaism and Hellenism. Hengel argues that in the New Testament period, Hellenization in Palestine was so widespread that the distinction between Hellenistic Judaism and Palestinian Judaism is not just invalid—the very idea of “Hellenism” is so vague as to be meaningless. Presenting a wealth of evidence available here for the first time, Hengel explores the implications of his argument for New Testament study.