בית שניSecond Temple
מגילת תעניתMegillat Ta'anitAn ancient chronicle listing festive days on which public fasting was prohibitedספרים חיצוניםApocryphaAncient books written in biblical style that were not included in the canonization of the Tanakh.פילוןPhilo1st-century Jewish philosopher from Alexandria, Egypt, whose works often attempt to reconcile biblical interpretation with Greek philosophy.יוסף בן מתתיהוJosephus1st-century Jewish-Roman historian whose voluminous works provide ample material about Jewish life at the end of the Second Temple period.