HUMA 1865 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sally Priesand, Reform Judaism, Gemara
7 Feb 2018
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The last major jewish revolt against roman rule took place between 132 and 135 ce. It is associated with messianic figure of simon bar kokhba. Until the establishment of the state of israel in 1948 judaism would be predominantly a religion of the diaspora. Conflict among the hasmonean leaders eventually led to bloody civil war. In 63 bce the roman general pompey was called to judea to settle the rivalry among the various contenders for the hasmonean throne. In 37 bce the romans put an end to the hasmonean dynasty by appointing herod the. Herod was devoted to rome and hellenistic culture, but he made many advances on behalf of judean culture and religion. The kingdom of judea prospered under his leadership. His famous project was the renovation of the temple of jerusalem. In 70 ce the romans destroyed the second temple, which was never rebuilt.
