Post on 29-Jan-2018
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