Second Temple Judaism

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historical religious tradition period of Judaism

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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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form	Occurrences
Second Temple period	33
Late Second Temple period	3
Ancient Judaism	2
Biblical Judaism	1
Early Second Temple period	1
Enochic Judaism	1
Judaism in the Hellenistic period	1
Second Temple Judaism period	1
Second Temple period Jerusalem	1
Second Temple period Judaism	1
Yahwism	1
late Second Temple period	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical religious tradition ⓘ period of Judaism ⓘ
centeredOn	Jerusalem Temple cult ⓘ
centralPlaceOfWorship	Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Second Temple
developedConcept	oral Torah traditions ⓘ rabbinic halakhic discourse foundations ⓘ synagogue worship ⓘ
endTime	70 CE ⓘ
followedBy	Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ
follows	Ancient Israel ⓘ surface form: First Temple Judaism
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 Jews ⓘ surface form: Hellenistic Judaism early Second Temple period ⓘ late Second Temple period ⓘ
hasPractice	Sabbath observance ⓘ Temple sacrifice ⓘ Torah observance ⓘ circumcision ⓘ dietary laws ⓘ pilgrimage festivals ⓘ
hasSect	Essenes ⓘ Pharisees ⓘ Essenes ⓘ surface form: Qumran community Sadducees ⓘ Zealots ⓘ surface form: Sicarii 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	Tribe of Levi ⓘ surface form: Levites priesthood ⓘ sages ⓘ scribes ⓘ
includesInstitution	Rabbinic courts ⓘ surface form: Sanhedrin synagogue ⓘ
influenced	Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ Early Christians ⓘ surface form: early Christianity later Jewish liturgy ⓘ
languageUsed	Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ Judea ⓘ
majorEvent	Maccabean Revolt ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean revolt against Seleucids Maccabean Revolt ⓘ Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: Roman destruction of the Temple in 70 CE
politicalContext	Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hasmonean kingdom Hellenistic rule ⓘ Herodian dynasty ⓘ Persian rule ⓘ Roman rule ⓘ
producedText	1 Enoch ⓘ 1 Maccabees ⓘ Apocrypha (in early editions) ⓘ surface form: Apocrypha Dead Sea Scrolls ⓘ Jubilees ⓘ Letter of Aristeas ⓘ surface form: Pseudepigrapha Book of Sirach ⓘ surface form: Wisdom of Ben Sira
religion	Judaism ⓘ
startTime	late 6th century BCE ⓘ
usesScripture	Prophets ⓘ Septuagint ⓘ Torah ⓘ Writings ⓘ

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pharisees → activeInPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Sadducees → activeInPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

1 Enoch → associatedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Books of the Maccabees → associatedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Ezra–Nehemiah → associatedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Flavius Josephus → associatedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Writings → associatedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Jubilees → associatedWithPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Valley of the Cheesemakers → associatedWithPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Palestinian Jews → centerOf → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Hellenistic religion → coexistedWith → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Western Wall → constructionPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

James the Just → culturalContext → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Maccabees → culturalContext → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Kingdom of Judah → culturalInfluenceOn → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Eleazar ben Ya'ir → culture → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Mariamne I → culture → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Qumran → culture → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Tomb of Absalom → culture → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period Judaism

Yahwism → developedInto → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Antigonus II Mattathias → era → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Second Temple period

Department of Biblical Studies → fieldOfWork → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Psalm 151 → firstKnownTextualWitnessDate → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Babylonian exile → followedBy → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Return to Zion → followedBy → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Tannaitic period → follows → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Ancient Israel → foundationalTraditionFor → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Via Dolorosa → hasHistoricalPeriodAssociation → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Jewish Quarter of the Old City → hasHistoricalPeriodOfSignificance → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Contemporary Judaism → hasHistoricalRoot → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Philo of Alexandria → historicalContext → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Rabbi → historicalOriginPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes → historicalPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Idumaean → historicalPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Tomb of Absalom → historicalPeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Shalosh Regalim → historicalPeriodOfPilgrimage → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם → historicalPeriodOfProminence → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Ein Gedi → historicalPeriodOfSignificance → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Temple period

Valley of Hinnom → importantInReligion → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם → inReligiousTradition → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Jewish Temple → influenced → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Priestly code → influenced → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Zoroastrianism → influenced → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Amoraic period → influencedBy → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Talmud → influencedBy → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

Essenes → locatedInTimePeriod → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Max Weber → notableWork → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ

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Early Christians → originatedFrom → Second Temple Judaism ⓘ