RELI 1710 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arabian Peninsula, Church Of The Holy Sepulchre, Temple Mount
25 Feb 2014
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Assyrians: people, syria, east iraq. they speak aramic language, and hebrew, sack northern kingdom. Babylonians: enemies of the jews, cultural regions. they destroyed the 1st temple of the jews. They were used as a punishment. thus, the jewish renewed their covenant obligations to god by making war in order to re- establish the israelite nation. Persians: they destroyed the second temple, and they are ruled by king cyrus, who is also king of persia. King cyrus helps the israelis re-build the temple in. 515 bce that was destroyed by the babilalions. Thus, the israelites were invited to return (c. 538 bce) king cyrus allowed the jews to return to their homeland after the babylonian conquest. After the destruction of the second temple, the synagogue became the focus of jewish life and worship. second temple was destroyed by the romans. Ezra man who started the collection of scriptures. Judaism moves from henotheism (many gods) to monotheism (one god)
