Second Temple Judaism

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Second Temple Judaism was the form of Jewish religion and culture that developed between the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple in the late 6th century BCE and its destruction in 70 CE, characterized by diverse sects, evolving scriptural interpretation, and the foundations of later rabbinic Judaism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical religious tradition
period of Judaism
centeredOn Jerusalem Temple cult
centralPlaceOfWorship Second Temple
developedConcept oral Torah traditions
rabbinic halakhic discourse foundations
synagogue worship
endTime 70 CE
followedBy Rabbinic Judaism
follows First Temple Judaism
linked to: Ancient Israel
hasBelief angelology
centrality of Torah
covenant between God and Israel
developing demonology
final judgment
holiness of the Jerusalem Temple
messianic expectation
monotheism
resurrection of the dead
hasPart Hellenistic Judaism
linked to: Hellenistic Jews

early Second Temple period
late Second Temple period
hasPractice Sabbath observance
Temple sacrifice
Torah observance
circumcision
dietary laws
pilgrimage festivals
hasSect Essenes
Pharisees
Qumran community
linked to: Essenes

Sadducees
Sicarii
linked to: Zealots

Zealots
early Jesus movement
hasTheme Torah interpretation diversity
apocalyptic expectation
debates over authority of oral traditions
debates over fate and free will
debates over resurrection
purity laws
includesGroup Levites
linked to: Tribe of Levi

priesthood
sages
scribes
includesInstitution Sanhedrin
linked to: Rabbinic courts

synagogue
influenced Jewish apocalyptic literature
Rabbinic Judaism
early Christianity
linked to: Early Christians

later Jewish liturgy
languageUsed Aramaic
Greek
Hebrew
locatedIn Jerusalem
Judea
majorEvent Hasmonean revolt against Seleucids
linked to: Maccabean Revolt

Maccabean Revolt
Roman destruction of the Temple in 70 CE
politicalContext Hasmonean kingdom
linked to: Hasmonean dynasty

Hellenistic rule
Herodian dynasty
Persian rule
Roman rule
producedText 1 Enoch
1 Maccabees
Apocrypha
Dead Sea Scrolls
Jubilees
Pseudepigrapha
linked to: Letter of Aristeas

Wisdom of Ben Sira
linked to: Book of Sirach
religion Judaism
startTime late 6th century BCE
usesScripture Prophets
Septuagint
Torah
Writings

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Talmud influencedBy Second Temple Judaism
Babylonian exile followedBy Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Judea significantFor Second Temple Judaism
Judea timePeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Writings associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
Menorah timePeriodOfProminence Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Western Wall constructionPeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Hellenistic Jews relatedTo Second Temple Judaism
Second Temple in Jerusalem partOf Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Zedekiah religion Yahwism
subject linked to: King Zedekiah of Judah
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Tyropoeon Valley periodOfSignificance Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism timePeriod Late Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Ezra–Nehemiah associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
Flavius Josephus associatedWith Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Return to Zion followedBy Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Jewish Temple influenced Second Temple Judaism
Hasmonean dynasty partOf Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Lydda historicalPeriod Second Temple period
subject linked to: Lydda (modern Lod, Israel)
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Cleansing of the Temple religiousTradition Second Temple Judaism
Cleansing of the Temple timeContext Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Bethphage timePeriodOfProminence Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
bar enash timePeriodOfUsage Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Philo of Alexandria historicalContext Second Temple Judaism
Psalm 151 firstKnownTextualWitnessDate Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Sant’Anna traditionalOrigin Second Temple Judaism period
subject linked to: Sant’Anna (Italian)
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Jewish Quarter of the Old City hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Max Weber notableWork Ancient Judaism
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Hellenistic religion coexistedWith Judaism in the Hellenistic period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Palestinian Jews centerOf Second Temple Judaism
Shalosh Regalim historicalPeriodOfPilgrimage Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Eleazar ben Ya'ir culture Second Temple Judaism
Three Regalim timePeriodOfPilgrimage Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Capernaum timePeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
James the Just culturalContext Second Temple Judaism
Ancient Israel foundationalTraditionFor Second Temple Judaism
Pharisees activeInPeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Department of Biblical Studies fieldOfWork Second Temple Judaism
Essenes religiousBranchOf Second Temple Judaism
Essenes locatedInTimePeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
École Biblique researchFocus Second Temple Judaism
Zerubbabel timePeriod Early Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Sadducees religiousBranchOf Second Temple Judaism
Sadducees activeInPeriod Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Books of the Maccabees associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
Maccabees culturalContext Second Temple Judaism
Early Christians originatedFrom Second Temple Judaism
Ein Gedi historicalPeriodOfSignificance Second Temple period
linked to: Second Temple Judaism
Qumran culture Second Temple Judaism
Amoraic period influencedBy Second Temple Judaism
Contemporary Judaism hasHistoricalRoot Biblical Judaism
linked to: Second Temple Judaism