wadebirdwhistle
Banned
Yes, the title is total clickbait... I will admit.
That said, in my timeline about a Seleucid renaissance, I so far have had the Maccabean Revolt fail, and Jerusalem being thoroughly Hellenized, with its temple permanently repurposed as a temple of Zeus. However, given that there are and will continue to be Jews in the country, and that there is still a temple in Egypt that could be considered to be in line with prophecy, I am wondering where members in this board would like to see things go from here with regard to further development of Judaism or Jewish-informed theological thought? There is also still Babylonian community centered on Nehardea to think about.
I don’t want to spoil anything, but... I’m pretty sure the Jews won’t be getting their temple back, but they are not being forcibly converted to other religions either - at least at present. However, if I recall correctly, and I might be wrong here, was it not the case that a number of the prophecies in the latter half of the Old Testament refer to the Seleucids specifically? What happens to the faith as these prophecies fail to materialize? Likewise, what happens if the temple isn’t destroyed, but permanently defiled? Will the Jews give up as long as it stands, or will they transfer religious centers from Jerusalem to Leontopolis? What if the temple in Leontopolis is destroyed?
That said, in my timeline about a Seleucid renaissance, I so far have had the Maccabean Revolt fail, and Jerusalem being thoroughly Hellenized, with its temple permanently repurposed as a temple of Zeus. However, given that there are and will continue to be Jews in the country, and that there is still a temple in Egypt that could be considered to be in line with prophecy, I am wondering where members in this board would like to see things go from here with regard to further development of Judaism or Jewish-informed theological thought? There is also still Babylonian community centered on Nehardea to think about.
I don’t want to spoil anything, but... I’m pretty sure the Jews won’t be getting their temple back, but they are not being forcibly converted to other religions either - at least at present. However, if I recall correctly, and I might be wrong here, was it not the case that a number of the prophecies in the latter half of the Old Testament refer to the Seleucids specifically? What happens to the faith as these prophecies fail to materialize? Likewise, what happens if the temple isn’t destroyed, but permanently defiled? Will the Jews give up as long as it stands, or will they transfer religious centers from Jerusalem to Leontopolis? What if the temple in Leontopolis is destroyed?