Temple of Jerusalem, ancient Jewish religion, Jesus, Jewish faith, Second Temple, religious conflicts, spiritual transformation, Jewish worship, Torah, Essenes
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The Temple of Jerusalem was the spiritual center of ancient Jewish religion, a place of gathering and conflict that transformed the religion at the time of Jesus.
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The Temple of Jerusalem in ancient Jewish religion, a centralizing temple of social activities
A temple eminently at the heart of ancient Jewish religion, at the time of Jesus
An important influence of the Temple of Jerusalem outside the spiritual sphere
The emergence of tensions around the Temple of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus
The multiplication of religious conflicts
The cultural transformation of ancient Jewish religion
The Temple of Jerusalem in ancient Jewish religion, a centralizing temple of social activities
A temple eminently at the heart of ancient Jewish religion, at the time of Jesus
An important influence of the Temple of Jerusalem outside the spiritual sphere
The emergence of tensions around the Temple of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus
The multiplication of religious conflicts
The cultural transformation of ancient Jewish religion
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[...] What was, at the time of Jesus, the place of the Temple of Jerusalem in ancient Jewish religion? At the time of Jesus, ancient Jewish religion is an indispensable place of the faithful, described by historian Flavius Josephus as the representation of 'the pride of the entire nation'1. The designation of Temple of Jerusalem refers to the various religious buildings constructed in Jerusalem on the Mount of the Temple hill located in the current Old City of Jerusalem). At the time of Jesus, according to the Bible, it corresponds to the beginning of the 1st century.he century after the year 0. [...]
[...] This Temple of Jerusalem is open to all Jews, even those considered impure. However, there is a higher platform within the Temple that is reserved for the sole pure Jews according to an inscription written in Latin and Greek stating that «This platform allowed it in turn to reach a zone of even higher sanctity». Finally, to evaluate the monumental importance of this Temple for the ancient Jewish religion, it is important to cite the numbers related to the temple staff: approximately 300 priests and 450 Levites were involved in the regular offices. [...]
[...] The latter baptized disciples in the waters of the Jordan as a prerequisite while waiting to be baptized by someone more important than him who would baptize them in the Holy Spirit. Many disciples, in respect of this idea, subsequently rallied to Jesus. These different currents divide the vision and practice of the ancient Jewish religion, which will have to reinvent itself to gather again. The cultural transformation of ancient Jewish religion Due to the various spiritual conflicts that emerge, the ancient Jewish religion is rebuilt around the sacred figure of Jesus3. This last one is present at the festivals, followed by disciples during Easter. [...]
[...] He embodies a new way of considering the relationship with God. His teaching within the Temple is perceived as having purified the Temple for the Jews who believed in the impurity of the Temple and had distanced themselves from it. The commercialization of worship is strongly criticized by Jesus, who consecrates within Jewish religion a simple idea: rituals and prayers are enough to be in relation with God. Jesus becomes a major figure in Jewish worship, especially after his resurrection. [...]
[...] Finally, beyond religion, the Temple of Jerusalem constitutes an important social place since it is a gathering place. The multiplication of practitioners leads to schisms with the emergence of different religious currents. II) The emergence of tensions around the Temple of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus At the time of Jesus, the Temple of Jerusalem sees the convergence of conflicting spiritual currents tensions that will lead to a transformation of ancient Jewish religion The multiplication of religious conflicts As previously mentioned, there were four major religious currents that opposed each other within the Temple of Jerusalem. [...]
