Relevant Aspects of the Fundamental Problems of Hellenism and Its Influence

Abstract

Apart from the elements of Hellenism, it is difficult to truly understand the culture in which Christianity was born and to which Jesus Christ was addressed, because Hellenism has left its mark on thought, including that of the Jewish people, creating a discrepancy between biblical teaching and the spirit in which it was interpreted.
The history of Hellenism is an important study for those who want to understand the influence that Greek culture has had on the history of thought and the synthesis of the history of Christianity, through its double influence: that on Jewish culture and then on Christian thought. Although the Hellenistic empire of Alexander and then the Hellenistic states that succeeded it lasted only three centuries, the influence of Hellenism has a wide range and time horizon.
The Hellenistic era saw the birth of scientific, philosophical, ethical and religious ideas that dominated the world for centuries. Important advances were also made in the economic sphere, in the forms of political life, in social consciousness and in culture.
However historically assessed, the changes that took place then cannot be overlooked, because they constitute an essential historical process.