Sectarianism

Question 1

What happened in the 2nd century BCE (hasmonean era)

Answer 1

jews of judea broke off into smaller sects

Question 2

How did the Jews feel?

Answer 2

upset with the behaviour of the hasmonean rulers and the hellenistic influences

Question 3

How did the sects interact?

Answer 3

they ddint interact with eachother, and seperated themselves from eachother

Question 4

Who were the pharisees?

Answer 4

the group that resembled rabbinic judaism, beilieved in both written and oral law, believed in the afterlife and that God would reward the righteous and punidsh the wicked

Question 5

who were the saducees?

Answer 5

they do not believe in oral law or the afterlife, disappeared in 70CE and we dont know much about them

Question 6

who were the essenes?

Answer 6

did not have kids or marry so they died down quick, moved to the Judean desert, believed to be the authors of the dead sea scorlls

Question 7

Scroll of the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness

Answer 7

details the 49 year war the will have the sons of light winning and restoring the templs service and sacrifice