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The 33 pages that link to Second Temple, each with the reason it gives.

• JerusalemRelated: Its construction made Jerusalem the center of Jewish worship in the Second Temple period.

• JosephusRelated: Josephus describes its destruction as the climax of the war.

• Herod the GreatRelated: Its transformation became the most consequential religious project of Herod’s reign.

• Antiochus IV EpiphanesRelated: Its desecration and rededication became central events in the revolt against him.

• Ritual purityRelated: Temple worship made purity status directly relevant to access and participation.

• HanukkahRelated: Its restoration as a place of worship is the event Hanukkah commemorates.

• SadduceesRelated: Its worship and administration were central to Sadducean influence.

• SukkotRelated: Temple-era Sukkot included sacrifices and pilgrimage observances.

• SamaritanismRelated: Its authority competed with the Samaritan claim that Mount Gerizim was Israel’s chosen sanctuary.

• Aelia CapitolinaRelated: Its destruction preceded the later Roman refounding of Jerusalem.

• EssenesRelated: Disputes over the Temple and its priesthood shaped the Essenes’ religious setting.

• Jewish holidaysRelated: Its destruction shaped commemorations and changed the setting of Jewish worship.

• 1 MaccabeesRelated: Control and restoration of this sanctuary drive much of the narrative.

• Book of NehemiahRelated: The book’s community reforms take place in the city whose central sanctuary had already been restored.