Abstract
The period in which the New Testament books have been written was marked by a very particular "cultural milieu? which was called Hellenism in reference to the form of Greek lifestyle and culture imposed by Alexander the Great upon the territories he conquered, in the 4rth century BCE. This Hellenistic culture which continued long after Alexander the Great died and spread itself in many different countries from Macedonia to the Himalayas going through Palestine is a fascinating period for both historians and theologists.
