Considering the fact that Judea had been hellenized for centuries by that point, such that the most common scriptures were the Greek Septagaunt, the idea that the official state religion of the empire they lived inside would have been a new and shocking idea is just ludicrous. Remember, even before Rome rolled through, they were ruled by Alexander's successor states.
Considering the fact that Judea had been hellenized for centuries by that point, such that the most common scriptures were the Greek Septagaunt, the idea that the official state religion of the empire they lived inside would have been a new and shocking idea is just ludicrous. Remember, even before Rome rolled through, they were ruled by Alexander's successor states.