Religious Holidays of the Jewish People in the Post-Exilic Period
Religious Holidays of the Jewish People in the Post-Exilic Period

Summary/Abstract: The Jewish community that returned to Palestine from the Babylonian exile organized itself around the rebuilt Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, the city that became the religious capital of the Jews once again. Through the two religious reformers of the time, Ezra and Nehemiah, a new historical phase of the Jewish people began, a phase during which the post-exilic Judaism was renamed “Judaism”. Thus, a state is emerging, based on the Temple in Jerusalem and a theocratic society governed by the priestly class and the ‘council of the elders’, who conveyed Yahweh’s message to the people. The old Jewish festivals, together with the new ones, also gave shape to the new religious realities.

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