RE204 Lecture Notes - Sectarianism, Polemic, Essenes
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Today in judaism: 20 tishrei, 5774 am. Classical judaism: under greeks and romans marked by greco-roman philosophy, politics and social mores. Strict monotheism, eradicating folk israelite practices: more focus on urban. upper class education. More focus on authority, and who has it. Part of the standardized religion , becomes conversionary faith, not just blood/lineage faith. Conversion of people(s: once they are converted, cannot remind them that they were converts, conversion of faith/choice, also of royal authority, rabbis created modes of conversion. How to keep covenant: torah and tanakh being compiled and becoming widespread. Halakah - way of the law, generally agreed upon: sanctity of the temple importance of a correct/ pure / well maintained temple. The temple/ the synagogue: second temple rebuilt after babylonian exile, ca. Expands the gentile court to accommodate for visitors and. Not just the nexus of creation, one of the wheels of jerusalem economic life. Contains a plaza where people can buy things: synagogue.
