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.
Clarification
Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans
Gist of Idea
The Jews sharply distinguish human and divine, but the Greeks pull them closer together
Source
Paul Johnson (The History of the Jews [1987], Pt II)
Book Reference
Johnson,Paul: 'A History of the Jews' [Phoenix 1993], p.102
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.