are Zion Congregation 7).This sort of behavior has come to be seen as common of oppressed people, and the result is almost always a great deviation in the ways of the "old world". Communication between the two cities was sparse. The priests and prophets were undoubtedly addressing items relevant to one group, but not necessarily the other. The influence of foreign traders in each of the two places, as well as the political attitudes of each, would have had enormous impact on a newly created religion. Thus it can easily be seen that the religion was split into two major divisions during this time period (B'nei Shaare Zion Congregation 7). Toward the end of the Divided Monarchy, it seems that the prophets began calling for major changes in the basic foundation of the early Jews' lives. The kings and priests had no major disputes with the status quo, but apparently the prophets were calling for a reorganization. This sort of turmoil within can do nothing but further split people's faith (Hasall 7). As the next major historical division occurred, this sort of argument would continue and the Jewish people were left to practice their religion in whatever way they felt best (Faligin 1). There were multiple groups of people with varying faith in the many forms of Judaism as it existed toward the end of the Divided Monarchy (Hasall 7).The Hasmonean, Maccabean and Roman Era in Jewish history was politically violent, leading to high levels of splits and variations in the religion itself. One of the most disruptive types of war is a civil war. And this is exactly what occurred at the outset in the Jewish homeland of Jerusalem. The Jewish civil war was against the extreme Hellenizers, people who tended toward utter reason in their beliefs, and the moderate Hellenizers, people who can see things rationally, but believe there are more items to consider than this (Powell 5). An example was the Maccabean family, who became the Hasmonean kings. Right ...
