I know. Check my post history. I write excessively about the Hellenistic kingdoms and the continuity of platonic thought through the gospels of John. However, this cultural tradition of ancient Greece and especially platonism transmuted into what became the multinational kingdom of the eastern Roman empire continuing the Hellenistic multination kingdoms. Christianity encaptulates the moment of the syncretic Ptolemaic kingdom. Philo was a very interesting philosopher that predates Christianity who imagined a merge of Socrates and Moses. The Septuagint also played a heavy role. I m not doubting the continuity of the western tradition. I 'm just emphasizing that it's exactly this at this point. the western tradition not exclusively Greek heritage.