A retired teacher at the Senior Center asked me this last week. She tries to stump me with a history question every week. I don't know why she thought I would know the answer since I'm merely a politician and not a pastor or theologian. I did provide her with my answer which I will share here.
The short answer is they are the same thing. Hellenism was the influence of the Greeks on the countries around them a few years before Jesus was born. It was all about the fitness of male bodies. You have all heard about Greek athletes I'm sure. The objective was to attract other male athletes.
Homerism is about the same thing, male bodies. Homers prance around showing off their buff fitness. The goal is to attract other homers.
So, in this case, two words that sound similar are quite similar.
The retired teacher at the senior center said I passed with flying colors.
The short answer is they are the same thing. Hellenism was the influence of the Greeks on the countries around them a few years before Jesus was born. It was all about the fitness of male bodies. You have all heard about Greek athletes I'm sure. The objective was to attract other male athletes.
Homerism is about the same thing, male bodies. Homers prance around showing off their buff fitness. The goal is to attract other homers.
So, in this case, two words that sound similar are quite similar.
The retired teacher at the senior center said I passed with flying colors.
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