Second Temple Judaism
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Second Temple Judaism refers to the Jewish religion as it developed during the Second Temple period, which began with the construction of the Second Temple in Persian Judah around 516 BCE and ended wi
Modern reconstruction of what the Second Temple would have looked like after its renovation during the reign of Herod I.
Christianity began as a movement within Second Temple Judaism, but the two religions gradually diverged over the first few centuries of the Christian Era, and the Christian movement perceived itself a
Second Temple Judaism
…eschatology. Additionally, the rise of Christianity began in the final years of the Second Temple period—initially as a Jewish sect, but eventually as a distinct religion in its own right. According to Jewish tradition, authentic prophecy (נְבוּאָה, Nevu'ah) ceased during the early years of the Second Temple period, leaving religious…
Marriage of the Virgin by Robert Campin, circa 1420, illustrates the symbolic foundation of Christianity on Judaism through the depiction of Mary and Joseph's marriage at the unfinished portal of a Gothic church, built upon the Romanesque Temple of Jerusalem.
The Cenacle on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, claimed to be the location of the Last Supper and Pentecost
Bloch Sermon On The Mount