History of Judaism

history of the Jews, and their nation, religion and culture

thumb|300px|Marranos: A secret Passover Seder in Spain during the times of Inquisition. An 1893 painting by [[Moshe Maimon.]] Marranos were Spanish and Portuguese Jews, as well as Navarrese Jews, who converted to Christianity, either voluntarily or by Spanish or Portuguese royal coercion, during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, but who continued to practice Judaism in secret or were suspected of it. They are also called crypto-Jews, a term increasingly preferred in scholarly works over Marranos.

Jewish religion c. 516 BCE–70 CE

Schools for the learning of Torah for mainly diaspora Jewish children

overview of the early history of Judaism