DiasporaOctober 8, 2010

Timeline

Persian rule 539

Greek 323

Maccabean revolt 167

Hasmonean state 142

The hidden years500 years without a word from the Lord

Fencing of the law with more laws

Hellenism- Greek rule, religion, language and philosophy

Centralized rule, roads, trade

Septuagint - Greek translation of OT

Separate kingdoms

Ptolemaic - Egypt

Seleucid - Syrian

Jews attracted to Greek thought

Thirty years of tranquility

Ultra Greek

Antiochus Epiphanies IV

War against non-Hellenized Jews

Desecrated temple and dedicated it to Zeus

Maccabean revolt

Maccabees

Guerrilla movement against Antiochus

Regained control of temple

Feast of Hanukkah celebrates it

New priesthood, not traditional linage

Civil war

Captured by Rome in 63 BC

Judism

Synagogue focus - law and education

Circumcision symbol of being Jewish

Born of a Jewish mother

Righteousness through law

Jewish Parties

Pharisees - pietism, followed law, lower middle class, separatist, believed in resurrection

Sadducees - rich aristocratic, cooperated with Rome, transformed the court of Gentiles to exchange, no resurrection

Herodians- followed Jewish kings

Zealots - revolutionists, wanted to fight

Essenes- separatists, lived in the mountains, saved the Dead Sea scrolls