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 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

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Cleopas religion Second Temple Judaism
central highlands of Samaria historicalPeriodSignificance Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Christian angelology influencedBy Second Temple Judaism
Migdal timePeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Tu B'Av historicalOrigin Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Zugot timePeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Zugot historicalContext Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: late Second Temple Judaism
Yavneh timePeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Taricheae (possible identification in some scholarly views) timePeriod Second Temple Judaism
subject surface form: Taricheae
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Magdala Stone culture Second Temple Judaism
Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah era Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Late Second Temple period
Tarichaea timePeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Against the Greeks historicalPeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
block script (Ktav Ashuri) timePeriodOfStandardization Second Temple Judaism
subject surface form: Block script (Ktav Ashuri)
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Enochic literature isPartOf Second Temple Judaism
Book of the Watchers hasGenre Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Jewish Second Temple literature
Book of Parables religiousTradition Second Temple Judaism
Astronomical Book religiousTradition Second Temple Judaism
Book of Dream Visions religiousTradition Second Temple Judaism
Book of Dream Visions associatedPeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Lesser Genesis associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
Sanhedrin historicalPeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Praeparatio Evangelica influencedBy Second Temple Judaism
Antigonus II historicalPeriod Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Late Second Temple period
Biblical places hasContext Second Temple Judaism
Simon ben Boethus culture Second Temple Judaism
Hellenistic–Roman Judea religion Second Temple Judaism
Hellenistic–Roman Judea associatedWith Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Prince of Judea associatedWithReligion Second Temple Judaism
Yohanan hasHistoricalUsage Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Second Temple period
Dok religiousContext Second Temple Judaism
Shlomtzion era Second Temple Judaism
this entity surface form: Late Second Temple period
Works of Flavius Josephus timePeriodDescribed Second Temple Judaism
Book of Giants scholarlyTopic Second Temple Judaism