On the north coast of egypt

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The Library of Alexandria aimed to gather all human knowledge.

Septuagint (divinely inspired greek translation of the Old Testament by 72 scholars) happened here. A symbol of the Greek-Judaism mixture.

History

Founded by Alexander the Great ruler of the Macedonian Empire, in 331 BCE, envisioning it as a hub of greek culture.

A melting pot of

Egyptian esoterism
Judaism
Christianity
Greek philosophy

Syncretic Deities

The Serapeum was the grand temple of Serapis, a syncretic deity created by the Ptolemies to unify Greek and Egyptian religion.

Investigation

What was the first meeting of these cultures like?
What did the Greeks think of the Jews and their culture and religion?
What did both think of the Egyptian initiates?
When did Egyptian religion die out?

School of Alexandria

School established in Alexandra, Egypt
The first Christian institute of higher learning
Advocated for an allegorical interpretation of the Bible, against the school of Antioch, which favored a literal interpretation of the Bible.