ABSTRACT

Recent works on the categorisation of ancient Judaism have begun to call into question the division between Judaism and Hellenism, often reified as two distinct cultural spheres, even as scholars seek to explain texts and artefacts which show elements traditionally ascribed either to Judaism or Hellenism. These theoretical formulations have made some impact in the discussion of ancient Jewish texts but have so far failed to be fully appreciated in archaeological and architectural scholarship. This article will present the Magdala bathhouse (Galilee) as an example which forces us to re-evaluate the construction of Judaism and Hellenism. It proposes that we should view Judaism as an integral part of Hellenism, and any cultural output of ancient Judaism should be interpreted as a full participant in any definition of Hellenism.

摘要

最近关于古代犹太教分类的著作开始质疑犹太教和希腊教之间的划分，这经常被具体化为两个不同的文化领域，即使学者们试图解释传统上归属于犹太教或希腊教的元素的文本和人工制品。这些理论表述对古代犹太文献的讨论产生了一些影响，但迄今为止未能在考古学和建筑学界得到充分理解。本文将以抹大拉浴场（加利利）为例，迫使我们重新评估犹太教和希腊教的建设。它建议我们应该将犹太教视为希腊化的一个组成部分，任何古代犹太教的文化输出都应该被解释为对希腊化的任何定义的完整参与者。