RE204 Chapter Notes -Bar Kokhba Revolt, Early Centers Of Christianity, Second Temple Judaism
Document Summary
What happened and why: older model thought of judaism as constant and christianity as development which grew out of judaism to become a new religion. Rabbinic judaism can be seen as legitimate heir of religion of the hebrew. Result of a considerable development in the post-70 period: judaism continued, christianity broke away, gabriele boccaccini treated christianity as one form of judaism. All offshoots of middle judaism: first century ce where most diverse judaisms coexisted. Two judaisms prevailed, christianity and rabbinic judaism: rabbis at yavneh set out to delegitimize all other kinds of judaism. Did not fully succeed in palestine until 3rd century. Major factor in estrangement of jews and christians in diaspora: encourages one to think of the varieties of second temple judaism as rather like. Every jew belonged to one of the so-called judaisms: jews in palestine and diaspora, were just jews, talk of many judaisms moves easily from different interpretations of judaism in literature to postulating distinct groups.
