LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ACCOUNT OF THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. C. ADRIAN THOMAS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 525 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA August 10‚ 2013 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 SECOND TEMPLE OR INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD 2 THE BABYLONIAN PERIOD (606 – 539 BC) 3 THE PERSIAN PERIOD (539-331 BC) 4 THE GREEK PERIOD 5 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 INTRODUCTION The “Intertestamental period”‚ or the “Second
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Synopsis Power‚ Ambition‚ Glory analyzes great leaders in history and links similarities with leaders of today. Great leaders such as Cyrus the Great‚ Alexander the Great‚ Hannibal of Carthage‚ Julius Caesar and Augustus bear a striking resemblance to characteristics that we see from current business leaders. The historical leader’s leadership style and results that followed give insight into effective management. Cyrus the Great Cyrus the Great saw no boundaries for his conquest. While
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Hellenistic world is a world that was created after the conquests of Alexander the Great. His conquests helped to lay down the foundation and help with the spread of Hellenistic ideals and moral values throughout the Mediterranean world. Despite its relatively short life span‚ the cultural and intellectual life of the Hellenistic period has been influencing readers‚ writers‚ artists and even scientists ever since. Alexander the Great is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all
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artworks of antiquity. Found at the House of the Faun in Pompeii in 1831 the mosaic is composed of about one and a half million tiny individual colored tiles called tesserae. The artwork illustrates the battle in which invading troops led by Alexander of Macedonia defeated the army led by King Darius III of Persia. When looking at the piece the viewer cannot help but be impressed by the psychological intensity of the drama taking place. On the Persian side of the piece the viewer’s
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Hellenistic "great powers" (the Antigonids‚ Seleucids and Ptolemies) and to the minor players? This essay will what were the major factors that led to clashes between Rome and the Hellenistic kingdom‚ down to 146 B.C. A brief history of Rome’s increasing involvement in the Hellenistic area starting with its wars with Hannibal of Carthage and how the Hellenistic Kingdoms of Antigonids‚ the Seleucids and the Ptolemies and several other minor powers in the area came to be after the death of Alexander. The
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The Ptolemaic‚ Seleucid‚ and Antigonid kingdoms Alexander‚ son of king Philip II and Olympias was born in 356 B.C.E‚ and at age 19‚ became king of Macedon. With a great army at his disposal and his brilliant military mind‚ he started his conquest. From 337-323 B.C.E Alexander conquered Greece‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and a large part of Asia. Alexander ruled from Macedonia to the northern part of India. He defeated the Persians numerous times with his incredible military strategies‚ even when his
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supplied from the sea‚ but because of poor use of the Persian fleet‚ Alexander was able to move his siege engines and supplies to Halicarnassus for the battle. Alexander began his siege on the northern side of the city by filling-in a portion of the moat. He utilized ditch-filling tortoises to fill-in the moat‚ and enable his siege crafts to be positioned strategically in front of the city. Once this was complete‚ the Macedonians
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with a different and unique set of values. Sparta had its strict militarism and aristocracy‚ suppressing people’s free thought. Athens had a mostly open‚ democratic‚ system‚ allowing more room for individual interpretations. And the empire of Alexander the Great that‚ despite having an absolute ruler‚ supported a diversity of ideas and allowed new beliefs to be introduced. In modern times ideology and governmental system are thought of as linked-- democracy as more accepting with opinions‚ and monarchies
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List of people known as The Great From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This is a list of people whose names in English are commonly appended with the phrase "the Great"‚ or who were called that or an equivalent phrase in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes such as e Bozorg and e azam in Persian and Urdu respectively. In Persia‚ the title "the Great" at first seems to be a colloquial version of the Old Persian title "Great King". This title was first used by the conqueror
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SMC civilization historical Terms that are up on the board you need to know the ones crossed out you don’t need to know but should be in the notes. Mediterranean world- BCE=BC CE=AD Hellenistic period starts with alexander the great conquering the east Mediterranean everyone learns Greek (kione/ common) Greek is common culture . Roman republic takes over Mediterranean and adopt the Greek culture during the 700 year period Europe Africa and Asia are more connected than they will be until the 20th
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