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    The archaeological evidence does not support the biblical account in the Book of Joshua that the Israelites conquered the land and displaced the previous occupants. Quite the contrary, there seems to be a fair amount of cultural continuity with the peoples who inhabited the land in the centuries prior to the first known reference to Israel and the subsequent period.
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    The Roman Empire became Christian in 315 CE, placing Palestine under dual law: Roman and Christian. The legal and social status of the Jews was redefined; new laws regulated Jewish marriage, commerce, synagogue construction and Jewish-Christian social relations. For example, Jews were not permitted to own Christian slaves.
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    Born Jewish but not particularly vocal about his religion, Dylan's work nonetheless evinces Jewish influences, especially in the way he plays with the feeling of being an outsider. Though he briefly converted to Christianity in the 1970s and wrote some overtly Christian songs, many of his songs before and after show marked Jewish influence.
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    Traditional Jewish thinkers today face similar options to those faced throughout Jewish history: rejecting science, reconciling science and Jewish tradition, or arguing that the two have different purposes. Today, the dialogue between Judaism and science continues as both science and Judaism develop in new directions.
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    Medieval science cannot be divided simply according to religious or ethnic categories. The same fields of knowledge, theories, practices and learned controversies were shared by the three monotheistic civilizations. Defining a "Jewish science" is, in fact, a discussion of the Jewish contribution to scientific development in general.
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    After the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, Roman rule continued in Palestine until the empire crumbled.The Persians, Byzantines and Arabs alternately held control of the land through the seventh century CE.. Religious, Cultural and Intellectual History. The ancient period witnessed the formation of the basic institutions and ideas of Judaism. The final redaction of the Bible occurred during the ...
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    Non-Jews could join the Jewish people by worshipping God, by renouncing their pagan ways, and by accepting new beliefs. Return to Land Diminishes Universalism. The return of Ezra in 458 BCE and Nehemiah in 444 BCE [to Israel] brought back the particularist strand of Jewish thought. Proselytism was halted.
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    History of Judaism and Science. The Bible and Talmud saw science and the Jewish tradition as manifestations of the same divine truth. The rabbis of the Talmud even used science in legal decision making- using astronomical calculations to create the Jewish calendar-and referenced many of the scientific theories of their time.. Medieval Jewish thinkers-many of them scientists—were forced ...
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    Jewish History from the beginning through the Babylonian exile. Bible. King Saul Israel's first king was a controversial ruler. Study. Judah & Israel: A Divided Monarchy After the death of King Solomon, two independent kingdoms emerged. Study. Conquering Canaan
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    Jewish years are numbered according to the rabbinic understanding of when the Creation of the world took place. Though many rabbis attempted this calculation, it was that of Rabbi Yossi ben Halafta- which declared Monday, October 7, 3761 B.C.E., to be the day Creation began-that gained currency. The following chart shows his account of the ...

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