JUDAISM
HISTORY
Historical sketch up to New Testament times
Judaism may date back as far as 3500 BC
Abraham, Patriarchs
Slavery in Egypt, deliverance and exodus, Law given at Sinai, wilderness wandering
Conquest of the Promised Land, tribal confederation (judges)
Kingdom, Divided Kingdom
Fall of northern Kingdom to Assyria, fall of southern kingdom to Babylon
Return from exile, Medo-Persian rule,
“Interbiblical period”:
Greek occupation, wars of the Maccabees, coming of the Romans
History of the Jews in terms of Persecution
Rise of Islam in early 7th century
Reduced influence of Jews in Middle East
Sporadic persecutions
Catholic views
Aquinas (1127-1274) called them “carnal-minded, stiff-necked, cruel”
At the Fourth Lateran Council (1215),
Jews were required to wear badges; criticized for “blood rituals and having attributes of the devil…”
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