Eastern Religions
Early History of Judaism
It has been argued that Judaism can be seen not only as a single religion, but as a group of similar religions. It has also been pointed-out that through all the trials and tribulations that Judaism has suffered through, that there have been common themes that have proven omni-pervasive. Any institution with roots as ancient and varied
as the religion of the Jews is bound to have a few variations,especially when most of its history takes place in the political and theological hot spot of the Middle East.
In this discussion, many facets of Judaism will be examined, primarily in the three temporal subdivisions labeled the Tribal / Pre-Monarchy Period, the Divided Monarchy, and the Hasmonean / Maccabean and Roman Era. Among all the time periods where the religion has been split, thesethree seem to be the most representative of the forces responsible.
As for a common thread seen throughout all Judaism's, the area of focus
here is the place associated with the religion: Jerusalem. This topic
will be covered in detail first, and then the multiple Judaism arguments
will be presented. In this way, it is possible to keep a common focus in
mind when reading about all the other situations in which the religion
has found itself. A brief conclusion follows the discussion
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