How Did The Jewish Diaspora In The Hellenistic Period

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The Jewish Diaspora in the Hellenistic Period was nothing like the earlier Babylonian Diaspora because it did not come about due to a forced expulsion. Instead, the Jews had left Judea by means of Nebuchadnezzar and had come back to the land of Zion. The Jewish Diaspora primarily happened after the Babylonian captivity/exile and forced the Jews to leave Judea. The Babylonian captivity was the era in Jewish history that the Jews of the prehistoric Kingdom of Judah were held captive in Babylon. Due to this unfortunate circumstance, it caused a deliberate movement of the Jews into the countries outside of Palestine.
Throughout this entire Hellenistic period there were two laws and values that split this Diaspora into two sides. On the first side