RELIGST 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pseudepigrapha, Protestantism, Second Temple Judaism
23 Apr 2016
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), deportation of a significant part of the community to babylon end of the line of davidic kings. 538 bce: return to jerusalem rebuilding of the temple. Because of these different empires, there was a scattering of jewish people. Not so much political, but in emphasis to the law. Jews had some sense in following the law of moses. Was now becoming a written text that could be read. Following the sabbath, circumcision, who you married, etc. Issues of how to practice jewish law, especially in marriage. Aramaic became the common language when the persian empire ruled. Through the greek empire, greek philosophy and legends and stories were learned. Why 70 ce: destroyed by the romans in year 70, and then was never rebuilt. Judaism was lived on a life that was not temple-based but instead based on the torah (law) This is the period where we have the one jewish queen.
