The history of the Jewish religion has been riddled with the separation and division within their religion. Throughout their history they have been separated and forced out of their homeland. This allowed Judaism to disperse their religion. The diaspora which occurred after the conquering of Jerusalem in 736BCE by the Assyrians continued to spread throughout the middle east. However they remained connected through the building and worship at the synagogues created where they settled. Because they were surrounded by Mesopotamian religion which was also mono-theistic. Because there was association because both religions were monotheistic Judaism was influenced by the Code of Hammurabi in the codification of the Hebrew Bible.
The continuation of diaspora continued throughout the conquering of the Israelite population by Assyrian, Babylonian and Roman empires. This conquering by the roman army led into the Greco-Roman influence on their religion. The Romans were focused on the logical conclusion rather than faith. Their focus on the science pushed more pressure on Judaism and their ability to explain the answers of life. While their philosophers ignored the idea of a god controlling the outcomes of earth.
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