There were factually diferent degrees of Hellenism.
Those Aramaic speaking Jews in Galilee were not as Hellenized as say the rich people in Sepphoris.
Galileans were not as Hellenized as the Saducees.
They were all Hellenized though. And we can't make general statements because we don't know much about Galileans or Sadducees in general. We also can't make assumptions based on wealth. Not all Aramaic speaking Jews in Galilee were poor, and not all rich people in Sepphoris were highly Hellenized. If there are different degrees of Hellenism (which seems almost useless), then we have to assume that stretches to all.
And there were traditional born and raised Israelites, who were not Romans worshipping Judaism now called Jews.
The term traditional here means nothing though. There was no traditional Judaism at that time. Judaism changed from one location to another, and sometimes from family to family.
At the same time, there were "traditional" born and raised "Israelites" who were Sadducees, and who were wealthy. In fact, most Sadducees were born into that group. They were not Romans, nor ever were Romans.
Israelites were enemies to their oppressors whom many also ended up being Jews in this multi cultural environment . You cannot get around his my friend.
I'm not trying to get around it. I'm trying to paint a picture with all of the colors, instead of just black and white. Yes, some Jews (the term Israelite doesn't really serve here as Israel was no more) were enemies to their oppressor. Many Jews simply accepted life as how it was, and that was that. Other Jews found it best to side with their oppressor, instead of making waves.
No Boyd.
It was a important military site for Romans.
At one point, yes. But it's history goes back quite a bit. After Herod the Great died, it became a place in which a number of individuals rose up and revolted against Rome. It was then destroyed by the Romans.
It was this destruction which allowed Herod of Antipas, a new client king, to rebuild the site, which in turn put heavy taxes and stress on the surrounding communities of Jews. This is what Jesus was born in to.
There were actual Romans stationed there permanently. Yes, Romans could occupy the site, as they could anywhere, but for the most part, they did not. After the First Jewish war, it became a spiritual center for Judaism.
Because I have not placed a source does not mean it did not happen. So here I finally found my source.
I wasn't suggesting it didn't happen. I just doubt the idea.
The Bible and Interpretation
Josephus became the Jewish general who prosecuted the war against Rome in the Galilee and in Golanitis. By his own testimony, he found the citizens of Sepphoris fearful of their fellow Galileans because of the citys friendship with the Romans and because of their agreement with Cestius Gallus, Legate of Syria.
Josephus also claims that Sepphoris was the "strongest city in Galilee," an observation of a military man and, therefore, to be taken seriously.
I do like James Strange. I've had some very nice chats with him. One thing to notice though is the context. What was the agreement with Cestius Gallus? It was one of peace. That peace is what was seen as a friendship. The mentality was either you are for us, or you are against us.
The citizens of Sepphoris were fearful at that point (and Josephus only speaks of one specific moment in time), because others around them were rallying up for a war, and Sepphoris wasn't going along (and they had reason. It wasn't that long before that their city was destroyed for trying to do the same thing). And it certainly would upset many that the strongest city in Galilee was staying out of the fight.
If you continue on reading what Strange has to say though, he does mention that Sepphoris shared in the common culture of Galilee. They also had very poor their as well. It wasn't just the rich.
He also mentions that other communities in Galilee also refused to fight.
So yes, at one point in time, during a war, were the surrounding communities were getting to fight while Sepphoris remained peaceful, the citizens were afraid. But otherwise, it was a center of rebellion before Jesus, and would, after the war, become a center for Jewish spirituality.
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