Factbook re: Second Temple

NichtnurBibelleser · 2025-03-12T11:07:45+00:00

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Why there are two different entries for the Jewish Temple built after the Exile? I looked up "Zweiter Tempel" (on the left) first, but there are Resources missing I expected there, e.g. AYBD, ISBE etc.

Searching in Factbook for "Serubbabels Tempel", it shows the expected results (on the right).

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Graham Criddle

The first one relates to the event of the temple being built, the second is information about the temple itself

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Graham Criddle

The first one relates to the event of the temple being built, the second is information about the temple itself

NichtnurBibelleser

Thanks, @Graham Criddle, for the quick response.

The first one relates to the event of the temple being built, the second is information about the temple itself

This is a plausible explanation for the two Factbook entries, but the Articles linked to either of them don't show that distinction as clearly as far as I see.

Graham Criddle

This is a plausible explanation for the two Factbook entries, but the Articles linked to either of them don't show that distinction as clearly as far as I see.

That is a very fair point!

NichtnurBibelleser

That is a very fair point!

Should it be called a bug, then?

Graham Criddle

Should it be called a bug, then?

I don't know - that's a question for the tagging team in Logos

@Kyle G. Anderson - any thoughts on this one?

Thanks, Graham

Francis

Normally, the Zerubbabel temple refers to the temple constructed by the people who returned from the exile. The second temple is a broader referent that includes the temple as it stood between its post-exilic reconstruction and its destruction in AD 70. So, the latter term applies to both Zerubbabel's temple and Herod's enlarged version. However, the former term does not apply to Herod's temple.

That being the case, one may expect some overlap between articles since the "two" temples have shared history, though hopefully they maintain the distinction and are consistent in how they use the terms. I would expect Factbook to maintain the distinction as well (two entries) while reflecting some of the overlap. There is also, expectedly, an entry for Herod's temple (which also, expectedly, overlaps with "Second temple").

NichtnurBibelleser

Normally, the Zerubbabel temple refers to the temple constructed by the people who returned from the exile. The second temple is a broader referent that includes the temple as it stood between its post-exilic reconstruction and its destruction in AD 70. So, the latter term applies to both Zerubbabel's temple and Herod's enlarged version. However, the former term does not apply to Herod's temple.

Wouldn't it be nice if Factbook would answer with that grade of precision?

DMB

Plus Zerubbabel got the good articles. And the Maccabeans MIA.