Explanation of Development of Jews to Today

I don’t think the Stone Choir episode on Jews explained this the best to me, or maybe I didn’t pay enough attention, but can you explain how we got from the Israelites/Hebrews in the Old Testament to the Jews we have today? I know that the Israelites were wiped out of existence by the Assyrians, and the kingdom of Judah was deported, but how did we get from Judeans to Pharisees to the Jews we know and “love” today? Can you also explain the Khazars and whether or not today’s Jews have anything to do with that theory?

Answered in this episode: AAC: 20 Nov 2025 (Q&A)