Judaism-Challenges and Obstacles
...survive. The Rabbinic period portrayed their everlasting perseverance towards their faith and beliefs. Before the Rabbinic period, the Jewish faith had already experienced a tragic past. In 721 BCE, the Jewish independence was dramatically altered; the Assyrians captured the land of Israel. Then in 586 BCE, Babylonians invaded, they captured Judah and destroyed Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem. After this period, the Jew people have endured much suffering, but it was not over yet. In 332 BCE, Alexander the Great conquers most of the world and many Jewish people fell under the influence of a process called Hellenization, where everything was manipulated into the Greek culture. By 64 BCE, Jews were once again faced with years of persecution due to the increase emphasis of the coming of the Messiah, by the Romans. Finally, during the Rabbinic Judaism (66 CE), the Jewish faith was able to strengthen and replenish. For the duration of this time, the Romans treated the Jews unjustly with heavy taxation, unfair administration of justice, and they had control of the Jewish temples. But in 66 CE, the Jews living in Jerusalem revolted and were able to gain control of the Temple Mount and the Roman fortress at Antonia. Soon, the Jews outside Jerusalem had strength and faith to challenge the Romans to win their freedom. Unfortunately, the Romans destroyed the five-month resistance and the Jewish faith was faced with the ability to disintegrate or reform. The reformation came when Rabbit Yohana ben Zakkai was able to convince the Romans to relocate the Sanhedrin and this provided the Jews wi...