Liber XIX · Judaism
Chapter I
Ancient Israel & the Temple
7 min readAncient Israel and the Temple: From the Kings to 70 CEThe religion of ancient Israel and the Jerusalem Temple: the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, Solomon's Temple, exile, the Second Temple and its fall in 70 CE.9 min readThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Discovery, Enoch, Angels and ExorcismThe Dead Sea Scrolls explained: the 1946–47 discovery at Qumran, the Essene debate, the Aramaic Enoch fragments, angelology, exorcism songs and horoscopes.9 min readThe Maccabees and the Hasmonean Revolt: History and LegacyThe Maccabean revolt against Antiochus IV: the desecration of the Temple, Judas Maccabee, the first Hanukkah, the Hasmonean kings and the Books of Maccabees.