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Hebrew History

Hebrew History. From Abraham to the Destruction of the Second Temple. Pre-Kingdom. Patriarchal Period Abraham Isaac Jacob Egyptian Period Joseph Moses Judges Period. Single Kingdom. Saul (c. 1020-c. 1000 B.C.) David (c. 1000-c. 961 B.C.) Capital: Jerusalem

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Hebrew History

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  1. Hebrew History From Abraham to the Destruction of the Second Temple

  2. Pre-Kingdom • Patriarchal Period • Abraham • Isaac • Jacob • Egyptian Period • Joseph • Moses • Judges Period

  3. Single Kingdom • Saul (c. 1020-c. 1000 B.C.) • David (c. 1000-c. 961 B.C.) • Capital: Jerusalem • Solomon (c. 961-922 B.C.) • Capital: Jerusalem • Building of the Temple

  4. Northern Kingdom (ISRAEL) Major Cities: Samaria, Shiloh Strand of the Pentateuch: E Elijah, Elisha, Amos, and Hosea Destroyed: c. 721 B.C. by Assyria Southern Kingdom (JUDAH) Capital: Jerusalem Strand of the Pentateuch: J Isaiah and Jeremiah D strand of Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, etc. (c. 625) Destroyed: c. 587 B.C. by Babylon Two Kingdoms

  5. Social Tensions • King and court • Professional prophets • Diplomats and military leaders • The city of Jerusalem • Rural constituencies (farmers, shepherds, local tribal leaders, etc.) • “Amateur” prophets • Refugees of the Northern Kingdom • Former Priests of Shiloh • Temple priests • Temple court • Temple merchants

  6. Exile and Postexilic Period • Babylonian Exile (c. 587-c. 515 B.C.) • Strand of the Pentateuch: P • Ezekiel • Ruth • Return to Jerusalem (c. 521-c. 358 B.C.) • Rebuilding of the Temple (515 B.C.) • Haggai, Zechariah, and Job • Main Leaders: Ezra and Nehemiah • Final Redaction of Pentateuch (c. 450 B.C.)

  7. Second-Temple Period • Hellenistic Period (332-63 B.C.) • Ecclesiastes, Tobit, Daniel, Maccabees, and Judith • Roman Rule • Herodian Period (63-4 B.C.) • Reign of Herod the Great (37-4 B.C.) • Life of Jesus Christ (c. 6 B.C.-c. 30 A.D.) • Reign of Herod Agrippa I (A.D. 41-44) • Reign of Herod Agrippa II (A.D. 53-69) • Destruction of the Second Temple (70 A.D.)

  8. Closing of the Canon • Catholic Canon • discussed by various Synods around A.D. 400 • officially closed at the Council of Trent in 1546 • based on the Greek Septuagint • including aprocryphal books (Tobit, Judith, etc.) • Jewish Canon • closed at Jamnia about A.D. 100 • based on Hebrew Masoretic text • not including apocryphal books (Tobit, Judith, etc.) • Protestant Canon • based on Hebrew Masoretic text • not including aprocryphal books (Tobit, Judith, etc.)

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