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> [The Jews had a love-hate relationship with the Greek culture. They craved its civilization but resented its dominance. Josephus says they regarded Greeks as feckless, promiscuous, modernizing lightweights, yet many Jerusalemites were already living the fashionable lifestyle using Greek and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-jews-had-a-love-hate-relationship-with-the-greek-culture-they/)

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