as far back as 300 bc, greek philosopher hecateus observed that, owing to the exodus, moses introduced a way of life which was to a certain extent misanthropic and hostile to foreigners. molon, according to josephus, reviled the jews as atheists and misanthropes.32 around 50 bc, diodorus siculus wrote that the nation of jews made their hatred of mankind into a tradition, and remarked that they alone, of all nations, avoided dealings with any other people, and looked upon all men as their enemies.33 note: they alone, of all nationsa telling phrase. about 30 years later, lysimachus noted that the jews were instructed by moses to show goodwill to no man and to offer the worst advice to others.34 apion similarly cites the jewish tendency to show no goodwill to a single alien, above all to greeksthat is, to europeans.
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