Judaism, Late Antiquity, Religion “Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Universalist ideas were central to Jewish authors living in the Second Temple period, and...
Judaism, Late Antiquity “… in the Second Temple period, Judaism was a petri dish of ideas that nurtured a pluralism which invited all people to worship the Jewish God” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 We tend to think of the consecutive developments of Greek philosophy, normative Judaism, and...
Late Antiquity “What makes the Second Temple period so unique is that much of its literature sees no need for hard distinctions between religious communities” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Many Jews in the Second Temple period believed that Israel shares a special relationship...
Christianity “Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a key link…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a...
Religion “Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community, which actually...