History of Christian Thought Notes
836 BCEKing Solomon begins his rule
825 BCE 1stTemple completed by King Solomon
796 BCE Israel split into two kingdoms
Northern: Samaria, Israel (Asy. + Jew=Samaritans; Johanide community)
Samaritans opposed the building of another temple.
Southern: Judah, Jerusalem
Due to Rehoboam’s reign??
722-21 BCEAssyrians overrun Northern Israel
Northern (Israel) destroyed by Assyrians
10 lost tribes
587/6 BCE Babylonian Captivity
Southern (Judah) destroyed
First Temple destroyed
Judah lasts 134 years before it falls bringing the kingdom of Israel to an end.
After this everything became monotheistic, before, some Jews believed in diff. Gods.
550-522 BCE Cyrus the Great & Rise of Persia
Cyrus founded the Persian Empire
Ended the dispersion that initiated form the Babylonian captivity& permitted return of those in exile.
520-515 BCE Temple Rebuilt (2nd Temple)
Persians founded 2nd temple
450 BCE Torah (Pentateuch)
Recognition as Scripture
333-63BCEGreeks overrun Persian Empire
333 BCE Alexander the Great conquers Israel
Great Assembly: sages defined the essence of Judaism for the Jews of Israel &Dispora
320-168 BCEJudaism under Ptolemies& Seleucids
Hellenistic civilization developed under the Ptolemies&Selucids
Greek Empire: what’s beautiful to Greeks was Holy, what was holy was beautiful to the Jews
283-246 BCE
Ptolemy 2nd& Septuagint
Septuagint: translation of Hebrew bible to Greek, means 70 due to the 70 scholars that completed the translation.
245 BCEGreeks Persecuted Jews(Antiochus 4th)
Circumcision banned.
Torah is translated into Greek
175 BCE Antiochus 3rd (Seleucids)
Brought peace to end.
King of Syria, murders many
175-163 BCE Antiochus 4th (Abomination Desolation)
Violates sacred space by sacrificing pig
His actions led to the Jewish revolt
Mattathias (Hasmoneus) took up arms
167-63 BCE Maccabean Period
Onias obliged to yield to his own brother Jason a Hellenizer
Jason became high priest after death
825 BCE 1stTemple completed by King Solomon
796 BCE Israel split into two kingdoms
Northern: Samaria, Israel (Asy. + Jew=Samaritans; Johanide community)
Samaritans opposed the building of another temple.
Southern: Judah, Jerusalem
Due to Rehoboam’s reign??
722-21 BCEAssyrians overrun Northern Israel
Northern (Israel) destroyed by Assyrians
10 lost tribes
587/6 BCE Babylonian Captivity
Southern (Judah) destroyed
First Temple destroyed
Judah lasts 134 years before it falls bringing the kingdom of Israel to an end.
After this everything became monotheistic, before, some Jews believed in diff. Gods.
550-522 BCE Cyrus the Great & Rise of Persia
Cyrus founded the Persian Empire
Ended the dispersion that initiated form the Babylonian captivity& permitted return of those in exile.
520-515 BCE Temple Rebuilt (2nd Temple)
Persians founded 2nd temple
450 BCE Torah (Pentateuch)
Recognition as Scripture
333-63BCEGreeks overrun Persian Empire
333 BCE Alexander the Great conquers Israel
Great Assembly: sages defined the essence of Judaism for the Jews of Israel &Dispora
320-168 BCEJudaism under Ptolemies& Seleucids
Hellenistic civilization developed under the Ptolemies&Selucids
Greek Empire: what’s beautiful to Greeks was Holy, what was holy was beautiful to the Jews
283-246 BCE
Ptolemy 2nd& Septuagint
Septuagint: translation of Hebrew bible to Greek, means 70 due to the 70 scholars that completed the translation.
245 BCEGreeks Persecuted Jews(Antiochus 4th)
Circumcision banned.
Torah is translated into Greek
175 BCE Antiochus 3rd (Seleucids)
Brought peace to end.
King of Syria, murders many
175-163 BCE Antiochus 4th (Abomination Desolation)
Violates sacred space by sacrificing pig
His actions led to the Jewish revolt
Mattathias (Hasmoneus) took up arms
167-63 BCE Maccabean Period
Onias obliged to yield to his own brother Jason a Hellenizer
Jason became high priest after death