THEO 206 Study Guide - Stoicism, Maccabees, Aelia Capitolina
Document Summary
Moses, who spoke with god and led the people according to god"s commandments prophets who heard god"s warnings for sinners. Post-biblical evolving teachings and practices are collected in the talmud - a great compendium of jewish law and lore. Year 70 ad: romans destroy the jewish temple in jerusalem and disperse the jews throughout the world. Problem of historicity: scholars are uncertain about the historical accuracy of the early biblical stories because no other evidence exists about certain events and people genealogies mentioned in the bible. Torah (five books of moses) were revealed by god directly to moses, who wrote them down. Torah was an oral tradition reworked and redacted by later authors. Final form of torah around 430 bce: created by ezra the scribe and priest and his editorial team. Intent of later authors: interpreting the formation of israel from a religious point of view as the results of.
