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The Jews were a sophisticated people at the time of the Babylonian exile, having established trading routes well into Asia and Africa. They were master vintners and gardeners which is why it's believed the Babylonians treated them in a unique way from other nations they invaded.
Unlike other cultures that were destroyed by the Babylonians, Jews were pretty much allowed to practice their religion freely with the one limitation that they weren't allowed to read/study the Torah. They were allowed to read and study the rest of the Tanach though. This is how the tradition of reading a Haftarah in addition to the Torah portion during Shabbat came about. Because the use of the Torah wasn't allowed, the sages of the time found sections of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section that corresponded with the Torah portion that was supposed to be read.
It was also the Babylonian exile that convinced the sages to record the Oral Torah for future generations. The fear was that this important information would be lost due to persecution at the hands of others.
Once the exile ended, and Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Israel, a large percentage of the Jewish population chose to stay and not return.
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What was the intended audience of the Old Testament?
The books of the Old Testament were written, in the form we know today, long after the destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel. Those written before the Babylonian Exile were intended to be read by the people of the smaller, southern kingdom of Judah, while later books were intended to be read by the Jews during and after the Babylonian Exile. The Old Testament books were selected and formalised as the Hebrew Bible by the Council of Jamnia, meeting in 96 CE. The Hebrew Bible became the scriptures to be read by all future generations of Jews.
Who edited the standard version of the Torah after the return from exile?
AnswerThere was as yet no standard version of the Hebrew scriptures when the Jews returned from the Babylonian Exile, but the Pentateuch was largely complete, with the final material added during the Exile by the anonymous source now known as the Priestly Source. The final editing of the Pentateuch was performed by the anonymous source now known as the Redactor, producing the texts much as we see them today.
What did the jews call their time in babylon?
It was called the Babylonian Exile or the First Diaspora.
Was the book of Isaiah written before the Babylonian exile?
Yes, the book of Isaiah was written before the Babylonian exile.
What is Babylonian exile?
The Babylonian exile is the name given to the period of time in The Bible where the Babylonians captured many of the Israeli people and made them slaves.
Was Haggai a woman?
No, Haggai was a man. He was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible who lived during the time of the Babylonian exile and encouraged the people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
Did the Babylonians change the Hebrew faith?
The Jewish answer is that the Babylonians did not change the Jewish faith. Our traditions, which we still keep, have been around since long before the Babylonian exile.
How did angels come about?
Angels (Hebrew: malakhim) entered Jewish belief during the Babylonian Exile, and appear to parallel a similar concept in the Zoroastrian religion of the Persians.
What events led to the Babylonian exile?
The Babylonian exile was caused by the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah by the Babylonian Empire in 586 BCE. This was a result of the political and religious unrest in the region, as well as the failure of the Judean kings to submit to Babylonian rule. The Babylonians destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and forced many Judeans into exile in Babylon for about 50 years.
What does the Hebrew word Elul come from?
Elul (????) is the 6th month on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month, like all the other Hebrew months, was brought from the Babylonian Exile. Elul originated from the Akkadian word for "Harvest". A similar month name was also used in Akkadian, in the form el?lu.
Is Septuagint is a product of the Exile?
The Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, was produced primarily in the 3rd to 2nd centuries BCE, well after the Babylonian Exile (586-537 BCE). Its creation was influenced by the Jewish diaspora, particularly in Egypt, where many Jews spoke Greek and sought access to their religious texts. While the Exile itself did not directly cause the Septuagint's production, the circumstances and cultural shifts resulting from the Exile contributed to the need for such a translation. Thus, it reflects the broader context of Jewish identity and adaptation in a Hellenistic world rather than being a direct product of the Exile.
What period begun after the fall of Judah?
The Babylonian exile.
