Today we took a Tiyul to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It was absolutely beautiful, and so much fun! While we were there we saw the infamous אוהב sculpture, the model of the second temple of Jerusalem, and the old dead sea scrolls! We learned about all of the different sects of people during that time, including Sadducees, Pharisees, Zealots, and Essenes. We had different kids in our class portray the different people in the sects, which really helped me to understand what each sect was about.
The sects all differed from each other in their beliefs about religion, afterlife, and culture. For example, the Sadducees wanted to adopt Roman Culture, but not their religion. The Pharisees sect wanted to adapt to the Roman Culture, but not be influenced by it. The Zealots were against the Romans, and they were very harsh and forceful towards them. Lastly, the Essenes sect isolated themselves because they did not want to be influenced by the hellenists.
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