The Hellenist Period and the Hasmonean Dynasty of Judah | Casual Historian | Jewish History

What happened to the Jews between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament?
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[@midgematic8659]

My brother is actively practicing Judaism and I’m trying to learn torah myself (it’s a bit difficult due to living in a conservative christian town), so I really appreciate being able to sit down and learn about his culture and Judaism’s incredible history! I love listening to him, my brother is very passionate and I hope that he’ll take me one day to his Torah classes. Chag Chanukah Sameach :)

[@Thetonemaster1]

So your north european worshiping a middle eastern religions that wiped out our pagan ancestors. Mind fuck

[@Gebri3l]

Christians are supposed to study Judaism too. Romans made it roman religion

[@jimcabgateway522]

It's no longer valid

[@jessicamessica2271]

Honestly, Christians who don't study judaism have much less comprehensive view what thier religion even means. And if they don't study the history of isreal, you miss all the political commentary in the bible. If they say anything just ask them what religion jesus was.

[@1perspective286]

If you're interested in Jewish history, I'd highly recommend Sam Aronow's channel.

[@cmorenor89]

This part of history has been barely covered. Thanks it's really hard to find info about this historic event

[@mdfacp]

Love the channel! IF you are not pressed for time, can you speak more slowly. So much great info that I have to stop and rewind a lot. Also, I have done audio engineering and I could give you tips as well as point you to free software or plugins.... like compression to level volume, EQ, mic placement, and a dash of reverb. Also, when you talk slower, your narrator voice gets better and more controllable.

[@tommy-er6hh]

Many KZbin players have a speed setting, mine is under a gear wheel.

[@tagbarzeev3571]

This video comes out just before Chanukkah. Happy Chanukkah to all who celebrate .Thank you Casual Historian.

[@Bklyngurl85]

You know, I learned this in my yeshiva highschool, but wow, you have a lot of little details and gaps that was not mentioned for lack of time. Thank you for that.

[@thelazyone1881]

I was wondering and I don't know how true this is but is it true that most religious Jews come from recent Jewish immigrants who migrated to the United States after the second World War compared to older Jewish migration

[@rapidshai310]

@@thelazyone1881 wrong, they came from other countries

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

There is a legend which states that when Alexander the Great conquered the land of Canaan, he desired to set up a large statue of the Greek god Zeus in the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem. The Jews, being strict monotheists, persuaded Alexander not to do this, and instead promised to name their male children Alexander, as an alternative way of paying homage to the great son of Zeus...

[@CellThePerfectAndroid]

That's an interesting story... Is it just legend or does it has actual historical basis?

[@creatingculture704]

And interestingly the Greeks may have put the name of their 'god' Zeus into the name of the Messiah-- Iesus. Say it out loud and you can hear it-- it's a little more muffled in the English Jesus but still there.

[@shayalynn]

@@creatingculture704 that’s called a false cognate. Words that sound similar but are not related etymologically.

[@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014]

Exactly, Iesous comes from the Hebrew: Yeshoua

[@jonathanrotem251]

What perfect timing! Right before Hanukkah 🕎

[@CasualHistorian]

Almost as if I planned it

[@jonathanrotem251]

@@CasualHistorian Thanks for all the great visdeos, if you are ever in Israel I'll buy you a beer 🍺

[@ajl8198]

I wasn’t able to fill out your survey but I wanted you to know i love your approach to history. I think you have a unique niche .

[@anasevi9456]

great video, i love your documentaries!

[@richardglady3009]

Thank you. A lot of information, well presented. Good summary of a very confusing time. I appreciate all the hard work you do to make good historical videos.

[@Leroyhozay]

Great video. There are several episodes of the Bema podcast covering this portion of history and what the Jewish culture was encountering. This is fantastic teaching to show how they got there historically.

[@johnsmith8091]

Hi I love your Jewish history collection and was wondering if you would be adding to it any time soon?

[@rafisanders]

I have to study this for my archaeology degree. Hellenistic archaeology in the near East

[@roberte.6892]

This was super informative and interesting

[@Theodorebenevolent]

Thank you, casual historian. This Jew approves of your video, per usual. Chanukah 🕎 Sameach

[@who167]

Great video. Loved the map.

[@SolidGold1221]

This is amazing work!

[@EricDavidHall]

Hi, what movie is that at 13:40? Cheers.

[@vaggelisntaloukas2016]

Great content, thank you!

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

I'd love to hear you talk about the new testament, anti semitism and different interpretations of the relation between the two. The whole christ killer line is used by anti Semites a lot, so I'd like to hear you discuss it. Thank you

[@SgtFoster]

Very good! Thanks

[@reflexionesdelabiblia6711]

I haven’t hear you in a while. 💙

[@joelsway6470]

Thank u for ur studies

[@Lafeolamom]

I appreciate these videos

[@FinancialPhilosophy]

Survey completed! I'm the one who said his favorite youtube channel is Man, State, and Memetics

[@zvidanyatvetski8081]

Based casual historian is based. Loved this, keep it up.

[@MrGeorgesm]

Brilliant!

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

thanks, well done.

[@denigorelov9909]

wow beatiful visuals

[@mrmeowmeow710]

One big thumbs up from a history nut

[@koneill123]

Thanks!

[@MissMarinaCapri]

Very interesting and confusing the way you have presented the facts.

[@markgel9510]

Cool

[@joshb4898]

Where is the next part??

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

I've heard about a few Greeks converted to Judaism.

[@joelressner9651]

Your survey lists several religions but NOT Judaism! (Or, did I miss it?)

[@axelbruce2685]

Next do sesleucids empire

[@halfabrick12]

Where is part two? Please continue this series!

[@chrismitchell9338]

🙏

[@baseballfreako]

We the people

[@roymorris2231]

i know I'm a little bit in delay, but in 4:04 you sead that there is no connection between Pythagorases cult and the jews. however it is sead that Pythagoras spent a couple of years in mount carmel, and mount Carmel is for thousands of years an important place for jews.

[@AntonAdelson]

"It is said" hmm, where?

[@denigorelov9909]

hasidim is a movment from 1700ce

[@stephenhogg6154]

Is there life after death in the Old Testament? Not much.

[@myfootballjesus]

Interesting video will for others on this channel

[@SweetLilWren]

Huh 🤔

[@onaematopia]

Hey! Where did your beard go?! 😂

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

Fun fact. My mother thinks Jews and Greeks. Two civilizations she loves, My mother thinks they are somehow the same race with the same phenotype. No joke. My mother thinks Greeks are descendants of one of Abraham's sons, Jews are Isaac, Arabs are Ishmael. And Greeks one of the other sons of Abraham everyone tends to forget. No joke My mother believes that. I bring it up because this video is about Greeks and Jews. So I wanted to bring up this for a good laugh for anyone reading this. No joke My mother believes that

[@rachelsamuel3328]

Many Ashkenazic Jews have mitochondrial DNA from Southern Italy which had women from Sicily, Sardinia, and *Greece.* So the Jews might have Greek DNA. There is no proof for them coming from Abraham. But. They are close to Jews in their looks and culture. They were all from around the Mediterranean and the Greeks lived in Judea for many years.

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@rachelsamuel3328 I'm just saying what my mother believes.

[@rachelsamuel3328]

@@noahtylerpritchett2682 I was just commenting that many Jews might have Greek DNA. Never heard of anything else tying the two together. Everyone can believe what they want.

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@rachelsamuel3328 ok fair enough. And I don't disagree.

[@tagbarzeev3571]

@@rachelsamuel3328 Rachel you may want to investigate the Diaspora of 70a.d which brought jews to various parts of the Roman empire.

[@sundance8623]

Who's Tobias ~%50

[@daxbruce3491]

WOW. no beard? I'm sorry, I wasn't ready for this change.

[@wordoftorah]

As always, a great video, very much enjoyed. A small request. Using the tetragrammaton is not a respectful inclusive thing, We have one name for G-D which is ineffable, now - of course you're not bound by that rule, you can say what you want, however if you're using it to show that you know the name, you're also revealing you don't know how that name is to be used (i.e. studied but not uttered). Please know that this comment is meant with deep respect and I very much want to share information and not restrict you. But please know that not saying the name is very much like Islam's discomfort for drawing Allah or Muhammed (P.B.U.H). For the comfort of your Jewish audience (myself included) please consider saying G-D, Elohim, Elokim, Adonai, HaShem or really any other word except for the yud, hei, and the vav and hei. Thank you for your time.

[@andrewwolf4430]

Wow how dangerous the world was

[@megz122]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

I've a question. You are Jewish right? Why are you a Lutheran on Twitter? Your bio. Not saying because x ethnicity you should be y religion or anything this is just a curiosity. This isn't a attack on your Lutheran faith. I don't have a problem with Lutheranism. My grandmother who's part Jewish slightly herself (Jewish maiden surname) is a Lutheran. But I'm curious about your case. I mean Luther was at least in religion antisemitic anti Judaism.

[@CasualHistorian]

I am not ethnically Jewish, and I was born and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran. I've made videos about Jewish history because I was interested in it. As for Luther's anti-Semitism, there's some historical context to it that I hope to cover in a video someday. But the short version is that most of his anti-Jewish writings fell within the genre of political polemics rather than theology. So modern Lutherans don't hold his polemical writings as Doctrinally authoritative.

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@CasualHistorian really. I always thought you were. Not that it means anything to your character I still love your channel. I thought Luther's antisemitism was based on the hatred of the Jewish religion. Not the hatred of the "Hebrew race" That being said I don't know the story behind these polemics.

[@Georgios1821]

Go

[@death2abrahamism]

Sadducees got the right idea... Aristovolos FTW, and Pompeius is a loser, then and now.

[@Hoktew]

Walk into a bar

[@colinroach7815]

Where is the history of the Greeks and the Israelites (who you call Jews), seeing that NT is Greek ?

[@starart7]

בשום פנים לא נאכל מצה

[@izanhoward7742]

In survey: what religion are you, has 7 christianity choices, but not jewish? ironic

[@CasualHistorian]

It's been fixed

[@izanhoward7742]

@@CasualHistorian great videos though, very interesting

[@neacct9839]

Ancient Greeks and Jews definitely had contact Pythagoras went to Egypt as if there’s not Jewish people in ancient Egypt 😂 bruh your tripping

[@North95]

Hasmoneans are not Hasidim.

[@YuriVicente-nj1lx]

😭 the transcript is turk

[@jackiecorley8942]

Talmud

[@death2abrahamism]

al-gore's rhythm sucks

[@Moses_VII]

What is that evil flag in the background!