RLG100Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Theodicy, Religious Text, Talmud
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Abraham: abraham for whatever reason is chosen in the genesis chapter 12 and god tells him to leave his people to received new land (israel). David: establishes the temple and is the king. Also his descendant will be the messiah for. With david there is a period of monarchy and this temple becomes fundamental. 586 bce the first temple: the first temple was constructed by king solomon based on a detailed plan that god had given to hid father, king david. Temple lasted 400 years until it was destroyed by the babylon. Thus the believe of the messiah came to place, a person of kind david"s decent who the. The second temple: biblical judaism"s writing is essentially up to the second temple. This is centered on a divine sanctioned monarchy around a temple and was destroyed in 70ce by the. The cult of the temple contained a priest who did the functions of the temple, sacrificial food and animals.
