WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered to be one of the oldest monotheistic religions. Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Israelites, their ancestors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many Jews taken captive by the Romans were deported from Judea and sold into slavery. Josephus wrote that 97, 000 Jews were sold into slavery following the First Jewish-Roman War and 30, 000 were deported from Judea to Carthage. Many Jews also fled Judea to other areas in the Mediterranean region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jews believe that God is complex and has many qualities. They believe that God is: Eternal – God has always existed and will always exist. Omnipotent-God is all-powerful and able to choose to do all things that are consistent with his nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the beginning of the first century AD, Jews had spread from their homeland in Judaea across the Mediterranean and there were major Jewish communities in Syria, Egypt, and Greece. Practicing a very different religion from that of their neighbors, they were often unpopular.