Introduction Initially before we can answer this question, we must comprehend first of all who the

11. If the Christians were opposed to the Jews, why did they go to them for loans?

In Chapter 2 of Encountering the New Testament the author talks about a few of the different practices that unified the Jews as well the different religious groups that had different beliefs. Judaism was unified in the beliefs that they had been chosen by God, they were waiting for the messiah to come, they respect the synagogues, they shared the same laws and traditions of elder. Although these beliefs were unifying there were seperate religious groups and leaders that held different beliefs. Probably the most well known group of religious leaders were the Pharisees. The Pharisees were a small group of religious leaders that believed in God, and the coming messiah. Although many of the Pharisees did live good lives many of them were

The Jewish were led to Israel by one of their patriarchs, Abraham, around 1950 B.C.E. Throughout time, the Israelites were captured numerous times by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Phoenicians. The

Since the beginning of the Judaism, the Jewish people have been subject to hardships and discrimination. They have not been allowed to have a stabile place of worship and have also faced persecution and atrocities that most of us can not even imagine. Three events that have had a big impact on the Jewish faith were the building and destruction of the First Great Temple, the Second Great Temple and the events of the Holocaust. In this paper, I will discuss these three events and also explain and give examples as to why I feel that the Jewish people have always been discriminated against and not allowed the freedom of worship.

Before we can totally dive into how the Temple destruction changed Judaism, we must gain some knowledge of the Jewish faith itself, as well as Jewish terms. One of the first ideas many people may discover about the term “Jew” is its lack of use in the Old Testament scriptures.

Many ran, especially those who lived in the hills, although they need not fear—Nebuchadnezzar only had need for the skilled and the wealthy. Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and a number of his followers were some of the people who attempted to flee from the threat of Babylon. Zedekiah and his sons were captured in Jericho, and were brought back to Babylonian territory. Once there, Nebuchadnezzar had Zedekiah’s sons killed in plain sight of the king, who was then summarily blinded in order to ensure that the sight of his dead sons would be the one forever in his mind. Meanwhile, Jerusalem was successfully conquered by the Babylonians, who destroyed it and the artifacts within. Thus, the Exodus, or the Babylonian Captivity,

The small group of people who had large impact on the history of the world were the ancient Israelite's, who were called Hebrews. The ancient Hebrew’s were acknowledged by historians to have founded the first monotheistic religion. Today this religion is known as Judaism, and the people who follow Judaism would be called Jews.

The religious philosophy of Judaism during the Second Period time includes: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots. Judaism is based on worshipping the one true God, circumcision as a sign of being one of God’s chosen people, worships on the Sabbath, obeying God’s laws and following the traditions given from one generation to another.

later, defeated by an army commanded by Kilij Arslan at Dorlyaeum. On their way to Jerusalem

Unlike the other two major religions Judaism evolved form the Israelites who didn't deny the existence of other gods for other nations, though they only worshipped one deity. Its deity was Yahweh, the god of the patriarchs, who was worshipped in a sacrificial cult centered in Jerusalem and later at sanctuaries in the north, where a rival Jewish kingdom was formed. Prophets who warned against the people's reliance on these temple cults saw themselves vindicated when both the northern and southern kingdoms were destroyed by foreign conquerors. The exile of the Judeans to Babylonia in 586 BC was a major turning point in Israelite religion. The prior history of Israel now was reinterpreted

Thirdly, there are the Essenes. The Essenes were “a monastic group reported to have lived in the Dead Sea area” In the book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim, the Essenes are described as “strict Jews, yet separatists, and, alike in doctrine, worship, and practice, outside the Jewish body ecclesiastic.” These Jewish outsiders kept to themselves, were not mentioned in the New Testament, and “their numbers amounted to only about 4,000.” The Essenes came about out from denial of the ways of the Sadducees and the Pharisees. The Essenes believed the other two sects had “corrupted the city and the Temple.” This corruption took form in avarice, poor practice, and hierarchal obsession. This pollution of practice morphed the

Conversely to the affirmation that Judaism was not a unified religion, time and documents handed

The Samaritans were the people of Israel that remained. They believed they had the original religion based on the Samaritan Pentateuch. They think that Judaism is related but altered for the true form of the religion of Israel. The Samaritans were a racially mixed people with both Jewish and pagan ancestry (http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/who-were-the-samaritans-and-why-were-they-important). They only accepted the first five books of the Bible. Because of their imperfect adherence to the Jewish religion; they were despised by the

Each of these groups have a reference I the new Testament like Herodian’s which are found in Mark 3:6, 8:15 and found in Mather 22:16, 22:22,) . They are mentioned there for the lesson that God wants us all to be saved and for us (His followers) to look for him and serve others as a showing of his love. The Pharisees and the Sadducees are both closely mentioned in chapters like Mark and Mathew. I feel like they are mentioned in the New Testament as a references of what not to be like. We are to believe everything the Bible says unlike the Sadducees and we are to lower our relationship with God to legalistic lists of rules and rituals like the Pharisees. The Zealots have a big reference in the New Testament. When Rome introduced the imperial

Judaism, which is made up of a few separate groups, was very common at the originating of Christianity. The common ground (shared beliefs) for these sects was the belief in One God and that this One God had made a covenant with the people of Israel. The foundation of this covenant was called “The Torah.” The Pharisees and Sadducees were the two main groups the Bible focuses on around the time of Jesus, along with the Zealots, the Hellenists, the Lawyers, and the Essenes, who we only read about in sources outside of the New Testament.