... was the main founder of Judaism, Jews can trace their history back as far as Abraham (1900 BC) and believe that Jerusalem is a part of the land promised by God. (Dorling & Kindersley, 1997) Beginning when King Solomon built the First Temple (between 965 and 928 BC), the origin of Jewish pilgrimage stems from the directive given in the Jewish sacred text, the Torah ... Talmud, some Jews secretly made their way to the site of the Temple anyway. (About.com Judaism, 2014) When Jews were again allowed into Jerusalem in the fifth century, Jerusalem once again witnessed an increase in the numb...

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... their competition. This majority attraction to Pharisaism enabled the Pharisees to hold majority power over Jews, with their greatest power served under the reign of King Herod. While the Pharisees were occupied with Oral Torah, and the traditions of oral communication, the Greco-Roman influence would soon begin to swallow up these ancient traditions. During the prominence of the Greco-Roman ... culture, scribes began copying oral stories and traditions into print. White explains that, "Once we come to the early Roman period, however, literature was typically produced in written form. "T...

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... first is that he will be a direct descendant of the line from King David, but he will be a man, albeit one with great abilities. He will be a recognized authority on Jewish history, scriptures and teachings, and will be greatly respected and loved by all people for his aptitude in warfare, specifically in the defense ... moshiach, most notably Jesus. It is the Jewish belief that Jesus was a man who formed a radical splinter group of Judaism, like the Sadducees and the Pharisees, and was merely more successful in marketing his new beliefs. The Jews contend that this is not true, as it is ...

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