Intellectual comes from the root of the word intellect. Intellect is the ability to reason and understand. Philosophy played a role in Greece's great legacy, its intellect. It evolved during the intellectual revolution that led to the great development of Greece. Judeo-Christian introduces a new guide to our understanding of the main story of the development of the Greeks. The Judeo-Christian view of Greek development differs from that of Western history textbooks. Understanding the Judeo-Christian tradition helps to understand Greek development. The Judeo-Christian point of view is different from Western history textbooks. The Western legacy began with the Jews, although they are seen as an unimportant part of the main story. “For us to underline the importance of the Jews as an alternative to the Greeks means offering an alternative to the main convention of telling Western history.” The cultures of the Jews and the Greeks were directly related to each other. The Jews were more conservative while the Greeks were definitely quite secular. The Greek lifestyle is an evolution of the Jewish lifestyle. Agriculture is how the Greek and Jewish civilizations came to be. The Jews used the land to distance themselves from the sin of the cities. Their life was based on the land. They traded commercial goods, but the countryside was more their way of life. The Greeks began as cultivators of the land. With their small farming communities they prospered and expanded. As time passed, Greece began to develop trade, and during 350 BCE it imported two-thirds of the grain it consumed. Jews were members of tribes, such as the tribes of Judah, Gad, and Rueben. Jews belong to tribes based on family lineages and marriage. The members of the tribes are...... middle of paper...... the two civilizations show their compatibility with each other. Plato's republic and Aristotle's unusual political reasoning contributed to the establishment of the form of government used throughout the polis, resulting in a great development in Greece. Greek philosophy played a role in Greece's intellectual legacy. Works Cited Ronald A. Wells, History Through the Eyes of Faith: Western Civilization and the Kingdom of God (New York: Harper One, 1989), 16 Wells, History Through the Eyes of Faith, 19Ibid, 22Ibid,23Mckay, A History of World societyIbid,24Ibid, 20John P. Mckay, Bennett D. Hill, John Buckler and Patricia Buckley Ebrey, A History of World Societies, Special Andrews Edition, 8th edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007)Ibid, 21Ibid, 22Mckay, A History of World SocietiesPlato, The Apology