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So they would themselves get this sort of Greek rhetorical education.
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In fact, what we'll call for the purposes,
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liberals and conservatives in Jerusalem,
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because there was conflict in Jerusalem at this time over
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how much Hellenization you should go along with.
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Apparently, a majority of the priests and the lay nobility
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supported the Hellenizing group,
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that is the Jewish leaders who
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wanted to bring more Hellenization into the Jerusalem itself.
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The high priest at this time was named Jason,
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his name is on here,
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and in 175 he built a gymnasium in Jerusalem.