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Book of Daniel
book of the Bible
Pharisees
The Pharisees (; ) were a Jewish social movement and school of thought in the Levant during the time of Second Temple Judaism. Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD, Pharisaic beliefs became the foundational, liturgical, and ritualistic basis for Rabbinic Judaism. Although the group no longer exists, their traditions are of great importance for the manifold Jewish religious movements.

Sadducees
The Sadducees (; ) were a sect of Jews active in Judea during the Second Temple period, from the second century BCE to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The Sadducees are described in contemporary literary sources in contrast to the two other major sects at the time, the Pharisees and the Essenes.

Essenes
The Essenes (; Hebrew: , ; Greek: , , or , ) or Essenians were a mystic Jewish community during the Second Temple period that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE.
Hasmonean dynasty
dynasty of the Judean region (140–37 BCE)
Maccabean Revolt
Jewish rebellion against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE
Hasmonean Judea
Jewish monarchy in Judea and surrounding regions during the Second Temple period (140–37 BCE)