the journey leads to the time of jesus and beyond chapter ten
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The Journey Leads to the Time of Jesus and Beyond
CHAPTER TEN
After the Babylonians, the Jews lived in Palestine under a succession of rulers:
Introduction
Persian Empire Alexander the Great
PtolmiesSeleucids
Roman Empire
- Although there were dangers with being a minority people, if the people remained faithful to God, survival was possible
1.) Nationalistic perspective: Wanted to throw off foreign rule
2.) Nonviolent resistance
Foreign Rule
Foreign RuleDaniel 1-6:
- Cooperation with civil authorities combined with faithful prayer and obedience to God’s law will protect the Jews and allow them to survive even under foreign rule
Tobit:
- Emphasizes benefits of traditional forms of Jewish piety
- Message is that God will never abandon his people as long as they remain faithful to him
Foreign Rule
Esther:
- Says it is better for the Jews to negotiate with foreign kings and function under foreign rule than oppose them with military force
Judith:
- Actively stands up for her faith on behalf of God’s people
- Proactive response
Foreign Rule
Jewish History
- Persian period lasted over 200 years
- Ezra and Nehemiah (most significant sources) tell little about the general living conditions
- Official Persian religion was Zoroastrianism
Jewish History
The Beginning of Hellenization:
- Alexander the Great introduced Greek ideals,language, learning, and customs
- Koine became the official language of the Near East
• The Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures and the entire NT were written in Greek
Jewish History
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The Persian Empire
Jewish HistoryPtolemies:
- Known for retaining strong, centralized economic control of territories
- Laid heavy tax on occupied people
- Jews divided into factions over the issue of Greek influence
Seleucid Rule:
- Roman Empire became a forbidding presence in religion
- Internal turmoil among Jewish community
-Lack of observing traditional Jewish practices
Jewish History
Antiochus IV:
- Believed the Jews were the cause of many of his problems
- Forbid study of the Law, observance of the Sabbath, circumcision, and sacrifice
-Reiteration of Hellenization
Jewish History
Best Course for Jews
- Cooperation with Foreign Rule
• Adopting conqueror’s values, lifestyle, and religious views
• Choice of Modernists (Hellenists)
• No literature represents the position of total compromise
Best Course for Jews
Best Course for Jews- Political and Military Resistance
• Adopted by Maccabean revolt and Hasmonean rulers
• Militant belief in the coming of a messiah was connected to the desire to recover Jewish independence as a nation
Best Course for Jews- Spiritual Resistance
• Maintain strong religious commitment despite political challenges
• Jews preferred death over defilement in the hope God would witness their suffering and rescue them
What happened?
- Rabbis rework Temple rituals
- Jews spread to other regions
- Synagogues were constructed as: 1. House of Prayer
2. House of Study
3. House of Assembly
- State of Israel established in 1948
What happened?
- Zoroastrianism
- Koine
- Septuagint
- Ptolemies
- Dynasty
Vocabulary- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Hasidim
- Pharisees
- Essenes
-Hasmonean
-Sadduc
-Synagogue
-Rabbi
-Zealots
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