Origins of Judaism
Overview of the early history of Judaism
Origins of Judaism
The widespread belief among archeological and historical scholars is that the origins of Judaism lie in the Achaemenid province of Yehud. Judaism evolved from the ancient Israelite religion, developing new conceptions of the priesthood, a focus on Written Law and scripture and the prohibition of intermarriage with non-Jews. During the Iron Age I period (12th to 11th centuries BCE), the religion of the Israelites branched out of the Canaanite religion and took the form of Yahwism. Yahwism was the national religion of the Kingdom of Israel and of the Kingdom of Judah. As distinct from other Canaanite religious traditions, Yahwism was monolatristic and focused on the particular worship of Yahweh, whom his worshippers conflated with El. Yahwists appeared to start denying the existence of other gods, whether Canaanite or foreign, as Yahwism became more strictly monotheistic over time. During the Babylonian captivity of the 6th and 5th centuries BCE (Iron Age II), certain circles within exiled...
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