Second Temple Movement
Nazarenes / Early Movement
1st-century Jewish movement centered in Judea and Galilee, confessing Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah while observing Torah traditions.
📜 Key Theological Stances
Resurrection: Affirmed physical resurrection of the dead (shared with Pharisees).
Temple: Worshiped at Second Temple until 70 CE while reinterpreting sacrificial atonement.
Gentiles: Debated Torah obligations for non-Jewish adherents (Acts 15 council).
🏛 Primary Historical Citations
Flavius Josephus, Antiquities 20.200
"He assembled the sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James..."
Tacitus, Annals 15.44
"Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of Pontius Pilate..."
Acts of the Apostles 21:20
"You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law."
⚖ Historical Divergence & Overlap
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