To: dangus
The statement as written is correct. Hellenistic Jews did not build their own temple in Alexandria or elsewhere. The Temple in Jerusalem was the center of Judaism and Jewish worship until its destruction ins 70 AD. Hellenistic Jew were in constant conflict with traditionalists but they still saw the Temple as the center of the Jewish faith. The majority of religious rituals occurred tin the Temple.
6 posted on
08/27/2023 8:00:43 PM PDT by
OldGoatCPO
(No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me. )
To: OldGoatCPO
Yes, Hellenic Jews did regard the Temple as the center of Jewish worship, but Catholics believe the Vatican is the center of the Catholic Church; thet doesn’t mean the MAJORITY of religious rituals take place there. Most important =/= majority.
9 posted on
08/27/2023 8:23:01 PM PDT by
dangus
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