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What is so remarkable about that is the Israelites' language and culture remains in tact despite repeated conquering and the death of their state over 2500 year
by jimmytucson 10y ago
What is so remarkable about that is the Israelites' language and culture remains in tact despite repeated conquering and the death of their state over 2500 years ago. Normally, when a state is conquered, they relinquish their gods and language for their conquerors' but this didn't happen to the Israelites. In fact, quite the opposite - their culture still thrives and remains the most influential by far of any other small, ancient near-Eastern tribe. (Very unfair comparison to a humongous military and financial empire like Rome or Greece.)
- lostlogin 10y ago> Normally, when a state is conquered, they relinquish their gods and language for their conquerors /< There are more instance of this not happening than happening that I can name. I find it more impressive how much survived despite being repeatedly targeted and murdered for it over the following 2+ millennia.
- toyg 10y ago"Greece" was never a "humongous military and financial empire". There were alliances between city-states of various sizes and what, from a distance, can look like a relatively homogenous culture -- which, in fact, was anything but.
- emodendroket 10y agoIsn't that a reasonable description of the Hellenistic states succeeding Alexander?