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The Second Temple Period began in the late sixth century B.C.E. The building of the Second Temple was observed as a restoration of sacrificial ritual. Although it lacked many artifacts that the First Temple included, such as the Ark of the Covenant, the Second Temple included a large complex where sacrificial offerings were capable of being submitted to a higher form of priesthood and purity. While not all participated in these offerings or even supported the idea of the Second Temple being rebuilt, majority of the Jews saw the Temple as a way to reach God and in return, receive his favor.
It was during the Second Temple that early Judaism developed and Jews lived under foreign rule, the Persians, the Hellenistic kingdoms (the Greeks), and

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