Hellenism and Hebraism: Essays on the two thousand year long struggle between two worldviews

by Maria Bethany

Matthew Arnold, the renowned English social critic of the 19th century, aptly named the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian worldviews "Hellenism and Hebraism." This book examines the rivalry between these worldviews. In essence, this rivalry constitutes the never ceasing culture war in the West, ever since the Greeks and Romans inadvertently imported the "God of the Jews" from Jerusalem. Even so, this battle is not merely an abstruse metaphysical confrontation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469969343
• ISBN13: 9781469969343
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.0"