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7348 | The Jews sharply distinguish human and divine, but the Greeks pull them closer together [Johnson,P] |
Full Idea: The Jews drew an absolute distinction between the human and the divine; the Greeks constantly elevated the human - they were Promethean - and lowered the divine. | |
From: Paul Johnson (The History of the Jews [1987], Pt II) | |
A reaction: An intriguing observation. The Greek idea runs right through European culture, surfacing (for example) in 'Faust', or 'Frankenstein', or the films of James Cameron. I'm with the Greeks; I want to see how far humanity can be elevated. |