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
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The Roots of Judaism and Christianity (i) Judaism: The Jews are a people who trace their descent from the biblical Israelites and who are united by the religion called Judaism. They are not a race; Jewish identity is a mixture of ethnic‚ national‚ and religious elements. An individual may become part of the Jewish people by conversion to Judaism; but a born Jew who rejects Judaism or adopts another religion does not entirely lose his Jewish identity. In biblical times the Jews were divided
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Four Views of Interpretation of the “Seventy Weeks” . . . . . . . . . 4 The Maccabean View The Preterist View The Covenantal View The Dispensational View Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bibliography . . . . .
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The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews in the ancient world. This body was headed by a high priest and had religious‚ civil and criminal jurisdiction. The name is derived from the Greek word synedrion which means “sitting in council.”1 Each of the larger towns in Judea had their own sanhedrin‚ which served as the local government.2 They were subject to mandates promulgated by the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem as the ultimate authority for Jewish religious life. According
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In 175 BCE the Maccabean family revolted against the Greek-Syrians who had previously taken Jerusalem‚ and after successfully retaking Jerusalem back the leader of the Maccabean family‚ Judah Maccabee‚ told his followers to cleanse the Second Temple and light a menorah2 on the alter. The menorah had only enough oil for one night but miraculously
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that Zoroastrianism provides the foundation for much of Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam. 4 Id- When and why was the Temple in Jerusalem destroyed for the last time? Explain the differences between Sadducees‚ Zealots and Essenes. What was the Maccabean Revolt? What festivity celebrates this event? In terms of the 6 Ways‚ how did Judaism change after the destruction of the temple? 5 Id-What are the similarities and differences between Orthodox‚ Reform‚ Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism
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INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD NEW TESTAMENT ORIENTATION I NBST 525 AN ANALYSIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN RELIGION LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY: LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA SUNDAY‚ OCTOBER 9‚ 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………1 THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD…………………………………….1 HEROD THE GREAT’S PALESTINIAN RULE…………………………...7 CONCLUSION………………………………………….…………………..9 INTRODUCTION The Intertestamental period
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evil age. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by herdsmen in an area known as Qumran at the northwest corner of the Dead Sea close to Jericho. Excavations have determined Qumran was occupied from the mid-second century BCE until the First Jewish Revolt in 66 CE. The
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The Talmud tells a midrash about what it was like for Adam and Eve during their first year out of the Garden of Eden. As the legend goes‚ just as soon as they began to get used to their lives‚ they noticed that the days were getting progressively shorter. Adam and Eve began to worry that darkness was swallowing the light‚ and that the earth would eventually return to its primordial state of chaos and disorder. As they sank more into a state of depression‚ Adam and Eve believed that darkness would
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Jewish Religion Bible –Torah- 1st 5 books of the Bible – the laws and tenets of Judaism (written version) Tanakh – Hebrew Bible called – 24 books Mishna‚ Talmud & Shulkhan Arukh – oral version of the teachings – done by the end of the 2nd century Belief – 1 God‚ monotheistic faith – incorporeal and eternal‚ wants people to do what is just and merciful‚ be faithful Religion in Country – 75.5% Jewish‚ 16.9% Muslim‚ 2% Christian‚ 1.7% Druze‚ 3% Other Holy Cities – Jerusalem‚ Safed‚ Hebron
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