Matt Lehrer

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One of the most significant Jewish communities formed in the Egyptian seaport city which remained as Alexander’s most spectacular single memorial, Alexandria: a symbol of the success of Hellenistic culture throughout the eastern Mediterranean. By the time of Jesus there may have been a million Jews there, the largest single community of Jews outside Palestine, and they were kept from dominating city politics only by the exclusive practices of their religion.
A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
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