During the Seleucid period, which of the following practices of the Jewish culture most likely conflicted with the sophisticated Greek-speaking culture called Hellenism?

A. prohibitions against work on the Sabbath
B. forbidding of circumcision of the first-born male child
C. interest in advances in science, medicine, and literature
D. dietary restrictions that forbade eating chicken and eggs


Answer: A

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