Abstract
This essay elucidates education and learning during the Second Temple period. To this end, it traces “intellectual centers” where worldview, culture, knowledge, and education were determined. It also traces “houses of instruction,” institutions that were under the umbrella of the broader intellectual centers and served them. The discussion begins with the Persian period (538–332 BCE), turns to the Hellenistic period (332–63 BCE) with its many vicissitudes, the reform in Jerusalem (175–152 BCE) and the Hasmonean period (152–63 BCE). It ends with the period of Roman rule (63 BCE), including Herod's reign (40–4 BCE).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | A Companion to Late Ancient Jews and Judaism |
| Subtitle of host publication | Third Century BCE to Seventh Century CE |
| Editors | Naomi Koltun-Fromm , Gwynn Kessler |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 425-439 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119113843 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119113621 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2020 |