Jews and Judaism in the Year Zero (Essential Lectures in Jewish History) Dr. Henry Abramson

Lecture two in the Essential Lectures in Jewish History series by Dr. Henry Abramson. This lecture identifies the main ideological movements among Jews at the end of the Second Temple period (i.e. Year Zero).

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[helgividar]

Very good lecture. Clarifies what I already know to some degree.

[pantonal]

Excellent! Thank you!

Can you recommend some resources for further reading on this era (for the "sophisticated layman")? Thanks

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[MegaMayday]

Watching from Germany. I was happy hearing you speak jiddische and I understood

[gilbertg]

I appreciate the lectures. This being said, there was no year zero. It went straight from -1 to 1

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[elhirba]

Just a little correction, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scroll by the Bedouin shepherd happened in 1946 and not 1952...