Hellenist
Ancient Greece expert
A Hellenist is someone who adopted Greek language and culture, particularly Jews in the ancient Mediterranean world who spoke Greek rather than Hebrew or Aramaic.
The term appears in biblical scholarship discussing tensions between Hellenists and more traditional Jews in early Christianity.
More broadly, a Hellenist is a scholar specializing in ancient Greek language, literature, or civilization.
Study of historical texts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures
- koineMerged common dialect
manuscripts · academia · professor · symposium · thesis · dissertation · translation · commentary
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- PtolemaicEarth-centered astronomical system
- SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
cosmopolitan · Mediterranean · koine · assimilation · Maccabees
Philosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
- SocraticRelating to elenctic inquiry
dialectics · Neoplatonism · sophism · cynicism · skepticism · atomism · logos · Academy
Zealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- classicistScholar of antiquity
- admirerOne who esteems another
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
disciple · scholar · practitioner · revivalist · imitator · emulator · champion · advocate
philology
Study of historical texts
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures
koine · manuscripts · academia · professor · symposium · thesis · dissertation · translation · commentary · lexicon
Alexandria
Egyptian Mediterranean port
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- PtolemaicEarth-centered astronomical system
- SeptuagintGreek translation of Hebrew scriptures
syncretism · cosmopolitan · Mediterranean · koine · assimilation · Maccabees
Platonism
Philosophy emphasizing ideal Forms
- AristotelianismPhilosophy derived from Stagira's sage
- StoicismVirtue-centered ancient philosophy
- EpicureanismPhilosophy valuing serene pleasure
Socratic · dialectics · Neoplatonism · sophism · cynicism · skepticism · atomism · logos · Academy · Lyceum
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
- enthusiastArdent admirer of something
- classicistScholar of antiquity
- admirerOne who esteems another
student · disciple · scholar · practitioner · revivalist · imitator · emulator · champion · advocate
gymnasium
Indoor athletic facility
theater · democracy · Olympic · drachma · chiton · amphora · phalanx · trireme · acropolis · lyre
Zeus
Greek sky god
Hermes · Hades · Poseidon · Olympus · Hercules · Iliad · Odyssey · Homeric · Minotaur · Pegasus
- Hellenistic JudaismJewish faith shaped by Greek culture