Israel in the Hellenistic age




I.
 Alexander the Great


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II.
 Hellenism and Hellenization





A.
 Hellenism

B.
 Hellenization








III.
 The Hellenistic Kingdoms





A.
 Introduction: the Rise of the Seleucid and Ptolemaic Kingdoms


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B.
 Antiochus IV's Persecution of the Jews








IV.
 The Maccabean Revolt








V.
 The Hasmonean Period


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VI.
 The Book of Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature





A.
 An Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature

B.
 The Book of Daniel








VII.
 Herod the Great and His Successors






A.
 Herod the Great (40-4 BCE) See a picture of the one remaining wall of the Temple from this period.

B.
 Herod Antipas

C.
 From Herod Archelaus to Pontius Pilate








VIII.
 Two Jewish Revolts against Rome





A.
 The "First" Jewish Revolt (66-70 CE)

B.
 The Bar Kochba Revolt (132-135 CE)








IX.
 Summary and Conclusions









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