Jewish monotheistic tradition

Timeline

1. c. -1000–-722Jerusalem · LevantTemple and royal narratives traditionally attributed to the era of David and Solomon take shape here; archaeology and texts show the Israel–Judah kingdom experiencing long tension between local worship and exclusive devotion to Yahweh, with monotheistic ideology gradually strengthening.
2. c. -586–-538Babylon (exilic community) · MesopotamiaThe destruction of the temple and the experience of exile catalyzed reflection on Yahweh's universal sovereignty, covenant and law; prophetic literature and priestly law texts tended toward fixed form in the context of exile and return, and exclusive monotheism became the core of communal identity.
3. c. -515–70Second Temple, Jerusalem · LevantAfter the temple was rebuilt, sacrifice, festivals and synagogue reading proceeded side by side; the scribe class organized the Torah, and oral tradition together with written law shaped Judaism's daily ethics and identity boundaries, laying the foundation for later rabbinic Judaism.