Models of mutual influence of Jewish sects and ideological struggles in Judea in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE

Annotation

The article deals with the religious-political situation and ideological conflicts in Judea from the middle of the second century BCE to the arrival of the Romans in the country (63 BCE). At the same time, “early Judaism” as such and the Jewish “schools” (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Qumranites) that emerged in the middle of the 2nd century BCE are considered in two main aspects: in their relationship with Hasmonean rulers, as well as in their interaction with each other and confrontation in the political, ideological, religious, worldviewand even military spheres. As a result, a pyramidal structure for a signed network model of the relationship between the main religious and ideological movements and power in ancient Judea is proposed, as well as a measure of the balance (stability) of such a network structure.

Keywords

Jewish Hellenism, early Judaism, Hasmoneans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Qumranites, ideological conflicts, mathematical models, signed networks, structural balance.

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