the disciples. Jesus had foresee that the Second Temple would be destroyed by fire just like the First temple.
Whereas, the erection of the Second Temple would start legitimately in 521 and would be completed in 516. Notwithstanding the fact that it was built on the identical site as the First Temple, under the same dimensions, there was still one significant difference between the two. While the First Temple stood in adjacent to the king’s palace making it seem like his private house of devotion, the Second Temple loom over the city with no royal interference, which made it more reachable to the common people. There were three annual pilgrim festivals, which saw thousands of pilgrims ascend to the temple; The Passover, Shavuot and the Sukkot …show more content…
The rebellion was led by Judas Maccabeus, who led one of the small bands of Jewish fighters to defeat the mighty army of Antiochus. The rebels finally managed to purify the temple, and are still celebrated by the Jews today in a celebration called Hanukkah. The Maccabees then set up their own government, but the Maccabean rulers called themselves kings yet they were not from the line of King David. This upset the Jews who were against the cruel style of the Maccabean style of control, and the agreements that they made with Rome in a bid to remain in power. This forced some of the Jewish people to turn to other philosophies or religions. One group, for instance, was very displeased with the power and wealth that was connected to the running of the temple. This group eventually withdrew from the Jewish society and started living as a separate community near the Dead Sea …show more content…
in the beginning the Jews were return from exile and granted the permission to rebuild the Temple by King Cyrus. Within this period, the Jewish people were subjected and govern different empires. In doing some would helped the Jews to flourish, others the other hand some would destroyed them. After some time a conflict would occur with the Jews and the Romans, and would cause the Jewish people to become divided into numerous factions and would ultimately destroyed what unity that they had at first at the time of building the Second Temple. The Jewish people would see the most division that would occurred under the Hellenistic rule, at the time many when changes took place in the Temple, both in terms of politics and religion. The situation became even great with the Maccabean rule, as they brought in cruel leadership styles and which would cause some of the Jewish people unite with other religions and philosophies. In the end, the Temple was destroyed by a fire attack from the Roman soldiers and this saw the death of numerous Jews, some of who threw themselves into the
Whereas, the erection of the Second Temple would start legitimately in 521 and would be completed in 516. Notwithstanding the fact that it was built on the identical site as the First Temple, under the same dimensions, there was still one significant difference between the two. While the First Temple stood in adjacent to the king’s palace making it seem like his private house of devotion, the Second Temple loom over the city with no royal interference, which made it more reachable to the common people. There were three annual pilgrim festivals, which saw thousands of pilgrims ascend to the temple; The Passover, Shavuot and the Sukkot …show more content…
The rebellion was led by Judas Maccabeus, who led one of the small bands of Jewish fighters to defeat the mighty army of Antiochus. The rebels finally managed to purify the temple, and are still celebrated by the Jews today in a celebration called Hanukkah. The Maccabees then set up their own government, but the Maccabean rulers called themselves kings yet they were not from the line of King David. This upset the Jews who were against the cruel style of the Maccabean style of control, and the agreements that they made with Rome in a bid to remain in power. This forced some of the Jewish people to turn to other philosophies or religions. One group, for instance, was very displeased with the power and wealth that was connected to the running of the temple. This group eventually withdrew from the Jewish society and started living as a separate community near the Dead Sea …show more content…
in the beginning the Jews were return from exile and granted the permission to rebuild the Temple by King Cyrus. Within this period, the Jewish people were subjected and govern different empires. In doing some would helped the Jews to flourish, others the other hand some would destroyed them. After some time a conflict would occur with the Jews and the Romans, and would cause the Jewish people to become divided into numerous factions and would ultimately destroyed what unity that they had at first at the time of building the Second Temple. The Jewish people would see the most division that would occurred under the Hellenistic rule, at the time many when changes took place in the Temple, both in terms of politics and religion. The situation became even great with the Maccabean rule, as they brought in cruel leadership styles and which would cause some of the Jewish people unite with other religions and philosophies. In the end, the Temple was destroyed by a fire attack from the Roman soldiers and this saw the death of numerous Jews, some of who threw themselves into the