The History of Judaism in the Second Temple Period

This episode has aimed to give the briefest of contextual discussions for Judaism in the Second Temple period. We do not have a Jewish world living in isolation, but rather a sprawling burgeoning Jewish diaspora engaging with Hellenism and all the other cultural influences it rubbed up against. And meanwhile, we should not forget behind the discourses about what it meant to be a Jew. Those who are now dried out in the harsh desert of historical summary will want to listen next time as we turn to the refreshing springs of apocalyptic literature.