Conclusion
Examinations of the Graeco-Roman and biblical worlds have a symbiotic relationship with each other. They cannot be conducted in isolation. Classical scholars often work with texts and languages rooted in the Levant, while biblical scholars work in the languages and cultures of Greece and Rome, using the tools and the refined questions that have naturally emerged. The study of the Graeco-Roman world's impact on biblical studies is stronger at the beginning of the twenty-first century than it has been for a century, though the linguistic and literary tools for appreciating that impact, regrettably, have diminished in importance within biblical studies.