Judaism · Communities & events
The Second Temple is rebuilt
c. 515 BCE
A rebuilt temple in Jerusalem became a focus of Jewish worship after the Babylonian exile. The following centuries saw varied Jewish practices and communities develop around it. This Second Temple setting is essential background for both later rabbinic Judaism and the beginnings of Christianity.
Why it matters
The temple gives readers a shared historical setting for Jewish festivals, priesthood, and the world in which the New Testament later took shape.
About the date
Approximate completion date; some chronologies use 516 BCE.
Jerusalem
City of the rebuilt temple; city orientation rather than an asserted excavation point.
city orientation
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