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Based on modern archaeological research, this illustrated volume explores the history of Judaism during the Second Temple period (516 BC–AD 70), describing the body of Jewish literature written during these centuries and the most important groups, institutions, and practices of the time. Particularly interesting are VanderKam’s depiction of events associated with Masada and the Kokhba revolt, and...

golden letters (12.89). It so happened that the work of translating took seventy-two days (12.107), at which point the resulting rendering of the text was approved by the Jewish community. There was an understanding that if anyone observed something in the translation that required change, the matter could be addressed. However the translation may have come about, the Torah appears to be the first scriptural text of any religion to be translated into another language. The work of the translators
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