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It was during the Second Temple period where Jews had to face various changes. Specifically, gent... more It was during the Second Temple period where Jews had to face various changes. Specifically, gentiles and the covenant. Can gentiles enter into a relationship with YHWH? The Second Temple period is filled with various kinds of literature's which deal with this problem. There is no consensus on the subject matter among Second Temple Jews, but there seems to be a shift towards allowing gentiles to partake in the covenant of Israel. Throughout this essay I deal with some of the primary sources of this period and what some Jews had to say on the subject at hand, but research still needs to be done in this area. Specifically, more research needs to be done on what gentiles must do in order to enter the covenant and stay in it.
It was during the Second Temple period where Jews had to face various changes. Specifically, gent... more It was during the Second Temple period where Jews had to face various changes. Specifically, gentiles and the covenant. Can gentiles enter into a relationship with YHWH? The Second Temple period is filled with various kinds of literature's which deal with this problem. There is no consensus on the subject matter among Second Temple Jews, but there seems to be a shift towards allowing gentiles to partake in the covenant of Israel. Throughout this essay I deal with some of the primary sources of this period and what some Jews had to say on the subject at hand, but research still needs to be done in this area. Specifically, more research needs to be done on what gentiles must do in order to enter the covenant and stay in it.