The Hasmonean period The Hasmonean period refers to the era of Hasmonean rule over Judea that began with Simon Maccabee’s assumption of Jewish leadership in 142 BCE. The Hasmoneans were descendants of Hasmon; they became known as the Maccabeans after Judah‚ son of Mattathias the Hasmonean and brother of Simon‚ received the surname ‘Maccabee’ in recognition of his military prowess. After a series of military victories over their Seleucid overlords‚ the Maccabees established a dynasty that ruled semi-autonomously
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“Explain the underlying and immediate causes of the Jewish War” There were many underlying and immediate causes of the Jewish war. The continued Roman oppression and continued disrespect of the Jewish faith and culture by many Roman key figures of authority such as Pilate‚ Patronius and Cumanus was an underlying cause of the war. This was joined by the Roman inability to control insurgent groups throughout Palestine‚ because of the relatively small number of Roman troops controlling Palestine. It
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Jewish Places of Worship Over time the location and ways in which people of Jewish descent ritualize their religion has changed. If one reviews the history of the Jewish faith it is seen that these changes parallel many of the bigger events that occurred in the past. The most significant change in how the religion was worshipped occurred when the exile of the Jews took place. This caused Jews to be forced away from their temples that they had become accustomed to worshipping in. The Jewish
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Jewish festivals are the days celebrated by Jews. Some Jewish festivals happen on the same date every year‚ while others move around within a range of dates. Here we have provided the dates of the Jewish religious holidays for calendar year 2009. All Jewish holidays begin in the evening after the sunset. Judaism is believed to be one of the world’s oldest religions. Jews believe there is one God who created and rules the world. Judaism believes that people have freewill and are responsible for
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1. The span of Jewish history from 515 BCE to 70 CE is referred to a the Second Temple period. 2. Which Seleucid (Greek) ruler initiated a reign of terror designed to exterminate the Jewish religion? Antiochus Epiphanes 3. Which person brought Palestine under Greek control‚ inaugurating the Hellenistic period? Alexander the Great 4. Which group led a successful Jewish rebellion to gain freedom from foreign rule? Maccabees 5. Which ruling family ruled an independent Jewish state until civil wars
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Jewish dietary laws are much more complex and honorable than I originally thought. Although there are many restrictions and guides to eating kosher‚ this has proven to be an extremely important part of life for this religious group. Although is always potential for slight variations amongst people‚ there were many common guidelines that this religion adheres to. Firstly‚ there are certain animals that are not to be consumed. This includes all parts and byproducts of the restricted animals. Some
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Explain a theory of religious ethics An example of a theory of religious ethics is Jewish ethics. Judaism is a deontological theory as we have laws‚ and it is our duty to fulfil them. The main aspect of Jewish ethics is that it is monotheistic‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system for all Jews to follow. Thus‚ Judaism is heteronomous as the laws are G-d given. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ meaning there is one G-d with one moral system in which we must all abide by. This is evident
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This part of reading starts with the giving overal knowledge about which countries have voices over the region. In the 19th century and the onset of the 20th century three big authority were controlling the Middle East. These were Egypt‚ Ottoman Empire and Iran. After the peace treaties and establishing mandates a new state system emerged. And this let division of Ottoman Empire to 6 different states. These are Republic of Turkey‚ Syria‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ Iraq and Jordan. There were also another
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Genocide of the Jewish People In 1939‚ WWⅡbegins when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland‚ causing six million Jewish people to fear for their lives. This fear began when all citizens had to complete a Census about their race‚ religion‚and ancestry. Second‚ all people had to carry ID cards‚ and the Jewish people had to wear the Star of David. Third‚ Germany passed the Nuremberg Race laws‚ which took away all Jewish rights‚ even to the point where they were sent to ghettos. Fourth‚ the Jewish people were taken
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Most all religions around the world contain a plethora of myths and narratives. Judaism‚ too‚ contains numerous stories and myths that are considered very important to the Jewish tradition. However‚ there is one story‚ the Exodus‚ which can be considered the "orienting myth" both in narrative‚ as defined by Mircea Eliade‚ as well as historically. To understand the Exodus as an "orienting myth" we must first asses what is meant by the term myth. According to Myth and Reality‚ by Mircea Eliade‚
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