• Peace Treaty with Palestinians, 1993
• Six-Day War, 1967
• Reconstructionist Judaism begins,1950s
• Modern State of Israel founded, 1948
• Holocaust during World War II; 6,000,000 Jews killed,

Layer 5: Contemporary Judaism

• Large-scale Jewish immigration to US (along with large-scale immigration of other Europeans), 1900-1930
• Conservative Judaism begins, early 1900s
• Zionism begins, 1870s
• Jewish immigration and settlement in Palestine, 1880-1930
• Orthodox Judaism begins, early 1800s
• Reform Judaism begins, early 1800s
• Emancipation,1800s
• Enlightenment, 1700s

Layer 4: Modern Judaism

• Joseph Caro composed the Shulkhan Aruk, 1530s
• Jews and Moslems banished from Spain, 1492
• Start of distinction between Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews
• Moses de Leon composed the Zohar, 1280s
• Maimonides wrote The Guide for the Perplexed, first major work of Jewish philosophy, 1180s
• Rise of Spanish Jewry to intellectual prominence, C10-C12

Layer 3: Medieval Judaism

• Babylonian Talmud composed, C6
• Dominance of Babylonian Academies, C5-C10
• Palestinian Talmud composed, C4
• Rise of Rabbinic Academies in Babylonia, C3-C5
• Midrashim start being composed, C3
• Mishnah composed, ca 200
• Bar Kokhba Rebellion against the Romans, 130-135
• Large migrations of Jews to Galilee and the Golan, and outside the country.
• Rise of Rabbinic Academies in Palestine, ca 70

Layer 2: Classical Judaism

• • Start of the Exile (Diaspora), 70 ce
  • Jerusalem destroyed and Jews banished, 70 ce
  • Jewish Revolt against the Romans 67-72 ce
  • Romans conquer Israel, 63 bce
  • Independent Israel under the Maccabees, 165-63 bce
  • Alexander the Great conquers Persia and Palestine, 327 bce
  • Judea a Persian Province, 539- 320s bce
  • Judahites return to Jerusalem, 539-450 bce
  • Persians conquer Babylonians, 540 bce
• Israel the People
  • Kingdom of Judah conquered and destroyed by the Babylonians, 586 bce
  • Kingdom of Israel conquered and destroyed by the Assyrians, 721 bce
  • Nation is divided into kingdoms of Israel and Judah, 932 bce
  • Solomon dies, 932 bce
  • Solomon becomes King, 962 bce
  • David the King, Nation of Israel created, 1000 bce
• Israel the Nation
  • Saul the King, 1030 bce
  • Entering Canaan, Tribal Confederation, 1240 bce
  • Moses and the Exodus, 1280 bce
  • Israelites' Captivity in Egypt, 1700s bce?
  • Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, 1800s bce? 2200s bce?
• The Patriarchal Period

Layer 1: Temple Period

Timeline for Judaism

 

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