Second Temple period
Jerusalem sanctuary's rebuilt age
The Second Temple period spans roughly 516 BCE to 70 CE in Jewish history—from the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple after Babylonian exile to its destruction by Rome.
This era saw the development of synagogues, the canonization of Hebrew scriptures, and the emergence of Jewish sects like the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Christianity arose during its final decades.
- PhariseesSecond Temple legal interpreters
- SadduceesPriestly Jewish faction
- Holy of HoliesTemple's innermost sacred chamber
- HellenismGreek cultural influence
- EssenesAncient ascetic Hebrew sect
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