d with the ultimate victory of God's legions. Messianic-apocalyptic fervor increased when Jewish political independence was brought to an end by Roman legions in the middle of the 1st century BC and climaxed in the outbreak of an unsuccessful revolt in AD 66 to 70. The Romans' destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70 and their suppression of a second revolt in 132 to 135 discredited the priestly leadership. In this context the rabbinic movement emerged, emphasizing communal and spiritual life. The rabbis taught that through study, prayer, and observance the individual Jew could achieve salvation while waiting for the Messiah.ClosingDespite all there differences expressed in the predeceasing sections of this essay Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are similar in many respects, such as they all believe in monotheism, they all believe in prophets and base their religion on the word these prophets brought from God himself, they all preach donation. They've experienced conflicts between each other, which still exist today. Jerusalem is a major religious city to all these religions. ...
