Origins of Judaism
Second Temple Judaism
Hellenistic Judaism
In 332 BCE, the Persians were defeated by Alexander … 展开

As the rabbis were required to face a new reality, that of Judaism without a Temple (to serve as the location for sacrifice and study) and Judea without autonomy, there was a flurry of legal … 展开

Orthodox Judaism does not accept the scholarly view that Rabbinic Judaism came into being in the post-Second Temple era. Rather, it sees the Judaism of this period as continuing organically from the religious and cultural heritage of the Israelites, stemming … 展开

• Britannica.com: Rabbinic Judaism 展开

Written and Oral Law
Rabbinic tradition holds that the details and interpretation of the Torah (Written Law), which are called the Oral Torah or Oral Law, were originally an unwritten tradition based upon the Law given to Moses on 展开

• Synagogal Judaism, older and for a long time distinct from Rabbinic Judaism
• Beth din 展开

• Neusner, Jacob (1999). The Four Stages of Rabbinic Judaism. London; New York: Routledge.
• Neusner, … 展开