Questions tagged [second-temple-judaism]
Questions about Jewish history, practices, culture, and beliefs between the return from Babylonian captivity and the destruction of the temple by Titus.
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Is this Pharisee tradition that Jesus rebuked in the Talmud? Mark 7:9-13
Mark 7:9-13, New King James:
All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or ...
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Was the use of the woman's hair to clean Jesus' feet considered an indecent act (Luke 7:36-50)?
As I was thinking about the cultural view of women's hair in the modern Middle East, and in the Ancient Near East too, it raised significant questions for me about the story in Luke 7:36-50 (I'm ...
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When Jesus said "It is finished" (John 19:30) did the High Priest also say it was finished at the end of the Passover slaughter
I’m looking for a historical source on any Jewish sacrificial ritual (e.g., Passover, Day of Atonement) in which the high priest would cry something like, “It is finished.” I’ve seen a number of blogs ...
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Daniel 11: 36-37 and henotheism
Daniel 11:36-37 KJV
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall ...
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How did Daniel 7-12 become accepted? [duplicate]
According to what is known as the Maccabean Hypothesis, the Hebrew half of the book of Daniel, chapters 7-12, was written during the Maccabean Revolt around 165 BCE as a propaganda technique to ...
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Was the author of Daniel 7-11 a traditionalist?
According to the Maccabean Hypothesis, the author of the apocalyptic half of the book of Daniel, 7-12, was written during the Maccabean Revolt (c.165 BC) as a way to either encourage the Jews to keep ...
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John 7:31 When Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?
How did the people come to have the expectation that the Messiah, when he appears, should be accompanied by a multitude of miraculous signs?
Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When ...
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What does "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit" warn against? (Zech. 4:6)
This is the word of the Lord to Zerub′babel: Not by might, nor by
power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. (Zech. 4:6)
The word חַיִל is usually translated as "might" here. But more ...
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Does "they neither marry nor are given in marriage" refer to the act of getting married, or the state of being married?
All 3 Synoptic Gospels record similar a teaching from Jesus given in response to a question asked by the Sadducees (what happens to the woman who marries 7 brothers in this life).
Matthew 22:30
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Does Hebrews 10 indicate the temple was still standing when Hebrews was written?
Hebrews chapter 10 makes multiple references to the Levitical sacrifices, and argues that they have been superseded by the sacrifice of Christ.
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Does the author intend to refer to Levitical ...
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What did Second Temple Judaism think about the Messiah/Christ?
“But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.””
Matthew 26:63
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Did Pharisees use Ezra 6:11-12 to condemn Jesus in Mark 14:58?
Ezra 6:11-12 provides terms of punishment for anyone who attempts to tear down the 2nd Temple :
[Ezra 6:11] "I also issue an order that whoever alters this decree shall have a beam removed from his ...
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Were the אוּרִ֥ים Urim & תֻמִּֽים Thummim ever returned (after the Babylonian exile) to fulfill Ezra 2:63?
In Ezra 2:63, invalid kohanim could not eat at the second temple until אוּרִ֥ים Urim & תֻמִּֽים Thummim approved their meals with valid levites :
"The Tirshatha ordered them not to eat of the ...
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What's wrong with flight on the Sabbath?
Matthew 24:20
Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
To what does this refer - why the concern about flight on the Sabbath?
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When Jesus says "if any man would come after me, let him deny himself" is he using a idiom of the era or has his phrase since become an idiom?
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
I was wondering whether or not the phrase "deny ...
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Is there any evidence to support the "different calendar theory" often invoked to resolve chronological discrepancies in the gospels?
Is there any evidence that there was a confusion of calendars in the first century, such that dates reported within the NT might vary as to the "actual" date of an event, and some authors (...
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In Matthew 27:62, what is "the day of preparation"?
I investigated this matter at https://judaism.stackexchange.com and I was assured that there is no such Jewish holy day. So to what does the term actually refer?
[Matthew 27:62 NKJV] (62) On the next ...
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Why does Matthew 26:17 seem to ignore/contradict the instructions and schedule of Leviticus 23:5-7?
In Leviticus 23, Passover completely precedes the Feast of Unleavened Bread, with the first day being a day of convocation:
[Lev 23:5-8 NLT] (5) "The LORD's Passover begins at sundown on the ...
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Public reading of the Law during the Festival of Tabernacles at Jesus' time
Deuteronomy 31:9 — So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. 10Then Moses commanded them: “At ...
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Sources for practice of festival of Booths in first-century, second temple Judaism
My understanding is that the festival of Booths (i.e., Sukkot) in first-century, second temple Judaism was a seven-day harvest festival that included petitions for rain and sunlight (for better crop ...
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Were the "scribes" also clearly partisan as were the Pharisees and Sadducees?
IE: If we knew that someone was a "scribe" would we automatically know their religious bent as we do with Pharisees and Sadducees?:
[Act 23:8 NLT] (8) for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection ...
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In Galatians 1:14, what kind of "levels" were there among the Pharisees in the first century?
[Gal 1:14 NIV] (14) I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Paul seems to be writing to gentiles and explains ...
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History: Might Herod Agrippa have prosecuted Christians for being part of an illegal religion?
From what I understand Roman law had two very significant statutes regarding religion:
a law requiring that the Roman deities be acknowledged by a periodic sacrifice
a law permitting Judaism to ...
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History: Per Leviticus 19:27 would the apostles have had side locks? [closed]
[Lev 19:27 ESV] (27) You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.
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Related article from Jewish Encylopedia.
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In 2 Chronicles 33:4 what does it mean that YHVH "my name will remain in Jerusalem forever"?
[2Ch 33:4 NLT] (4) He built pagan altars in the Temple of the LORD, the place where the LORD had said, "My name will remain in Jerusalem forever."
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וּבָנָ֥ה מִזְבְּחֹ֖ות בְּבֵ֣ית ...
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In John 7:37 does John link "the last day" with "the last day of the feast"?
There are many places in the OT and the NT of the KJV that refer to "the last days" but there are none in John's gospel. Instead, he uses the singular, "the last day" six times to ...
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In Acts 4:7 what is the personal or family name of the captain of the temple guard?
What personal/family name or designation
(i.e. from Galilee or son of so-and-so)
did the CAPTAIN of the TEMPLE GUARD use
at the time of Jesus' trial?
A historical fiction book written by David K. ...
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Was "no man knows the day or the hour" (Mt. 24:36) a reference to Rosh Hashanah?
Matthew 34:36[NIV] ~ “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.
It's become common in Messianic Jewish circles and among others who ...
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Could someone other than a Levite legitimately serve as a priest?
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. (Luke 1:5)
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Acts 15:5 - Could Christians remain Pharisees? [closed]
Acts 15:5 reads:
But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed
stood up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to
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What kind of reception did Jubilees have in first century Judaism?
Was the Book of Jubilees well known during the period of and before the early church? In Stephen's speech in Acts, he makes a reference to the mediation of law through angels that while absent from ...
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Accuracy of Alfred Edersheim's "Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah"
Edersheim's book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah has been called "one of the best known and most important references on the life of Christ ever written." However, a lot has changed in the ...
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In John 18, who was high priest at the time of Jesus' arrest?
First the text in John 18 (NIV) seems to make clear that Caiaphas was high priest:
18:13 They bound him and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that ...
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