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The destruction of the Second Temple sparked profound questions about its meaning. Drawing from biblical interpretations of Jerusalem's destruction in 586/587 BCE by the Babylonians, many Jews viewed their suffering as a divine consequence of moral or religious transgressions, a belief reinforced by scriptural writings and prophetic teachings ...
The Second Temple (Hebrew: בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי Bēṯ hamMīqdāš hašŠēnī, transl. 'Second House of the Sanctum') was the reconstructed Temple in Jerusalem, in use between c. 516 BCE and its destruction in 70 CE.
Jerusalem during the Second Temple period describes the history of the city during the existence there of the Second Temple, from the return to Zion under Cyrus the Great (c. 538 BCE) to the siege and destruction the city by Titus during the First Jewish–Roman War in 70 CE. [1]
The Second Temple period or post-exilic period in Jewish history denotes the approximately 600 years (516 BCE – 70 CE) during which the Second Temple stood in the city of Jerusalem. It began with the return to Zion and subsequent reconstruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and ended with the First Jewish–Roman War and the Roman siege of ...
This article gives a list of the high priests (Kohen Gadol) of ancient Israel up to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Because of a lack of historical data, this list is incomplete and there may be gaps. A traditional list of the Jewish High Priests. The High Priests, like all Jewish priests, belonged to the Aaronic line.
In the 1st century AD it was taken up by the authors of the gospels in the context of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in the year 70, [2] with the Gospel of Mark placing the "abomination of desolation" into a speech by Jesus concerning the Second Coming. [3]
First version, oil on canvas, 145.8 x 194 cm. The capture of Jerusalem by Titus in AD 70 is the subject of several history paintings by Nicolas Poussin.The earliest version, dated to 1626, is in the Israel Museum, catalogued as The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem. [1]
Second Temple Judaism is the Jewish religion as it developed during the Second Temple period, which began with the construction of the Second Temple around 516 BCE and ended with the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. The Second Temple period was marked by the emergence of multiple religious currents as well as extensive cultural, religious ...