The Maturing of the Synagogue as an Institution in the Diaspora (200 BCE)

200 BCE · Doğu Akdeniz Diaspora · cultural

Jewish communities living far from the Temple established the synagogue (place of assembly) as a centre of worship, education and law; the ceremony of Torah reading became standardized.

When the Temple was destroyed (70 CE), the religion was able to survive. | The model of a religion that can live without a geographical centre; it influenced the church and mosque models of Christianity and Islam.

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What was The Maturing of the Synagogue as an Institution in the Diaspora (200 BCE)?
Jewish communities living far from the Temple established the synagogue (place of assembly) as a centre of worship, education and law; the ceremony of Torah reading became standardized.
When did The Maturing of the Synagogue as an Institution in the Diaspora (200 BCE) happen?
200 BCE
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Doğu Akdeniz Diaspora