Thursday, January 9, 2014

Greek Gifts Pages 66-67

Hellenism: The study of Ancient Greek culture. 
Messianic: Having to do with the messiah. 
Ezekial: A prominent figure in the Bible. 
Berossos: A Babylonian writer. 
Ptolemaic: Having to do with the Greek astronomer Ptolemy

Summary: In this portion of the paper, the author illustrates how self centered the Greeks were in ancient times, and how there was such little collaboration between the minds of Greece and other places. He also points out how natives were favored in Greece, telling us that many foreigners took up. Greek names for the advantages. Native Greeks were a favored minority in those times. 

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