Do You Think It Provides Us With Accurate Categori

Do you think it provides us with accurate categories to describe interactions between Jewish and Greek cultures?I believe that 2 Macc 4:7-20 does provide us with accurate categories to describe interactions between Jewish and Greek cultures. Hellenism referred to the Greek culture while Judaism referred to the Jewish culture. According to 2 Macc 4: 10, when Jason received permission from the King to build the gymnasium and a youth center within Jerusalem, “he immediately initiated his compatriots into the Greek way of life”. This represents the cultural interaction between the Jews and the Greek cultures. According to 2 Macc 4:7-20, Hellenism is seen as a threat the Jewish culture while the vice versa is not true. This is because; Hellenism introduced foreign cultures to the Jews making them to forget the God of their ancestors as well as their own culture. According to 2 Macc 4:15, “What their ancestors had regarded as honors they despised; what the Greeks esteemed as glory they prized highly”. There are also elements of political and economic interactions between the Jews and Greeks. According to 2 Macc 4:9, the king allowed Jason to enroll Jerusalemites to become the citizens of Antioch. Antioch, at this time