Ancient Jews with Greek names

PHILOLOGOS: Some Notable First-Century BCE Palestinian Jews With Greek Names. A recent archaeological discovery in Jerusalem reminds us that Jews once bore names like Antigonus, Aristobulus, and, possibly, Daedalus (Mosaic Magazine). There were lots of them.

Background on the recently discovered "Jerusalem inscription" is here and links.

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