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Bib Lit 2 -- Taylor University -- Meadors
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Bible Studies
Undergraduate 2
09/27/2012

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722 BC
Definition
Assyrian Captivity of Northern Israel
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586 BC
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Babylonian Captivity of Judah
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538 BC
Definition
The Edict of Cyrus
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520-515 BC
Definition
The Rebuilding of the Temple
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336-323 BC
Definition
Conquests of Alexander the Great
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320-198 BC
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Ptolemaic Control of Judah
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198-166 BC
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Seleucid Control of Judah
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166-163 BC
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Maccabean Period of Israel's history
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63 BC
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Rome invades and takes over Judah
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4 BC
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Herod the Great Dies
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70 AD
Definition
The Romans destroy Jerusalem and the Temple
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Definition
Collection of 972 Hebrew biblical manuscripts
Found in the caves above the town of Khirbet Qumran
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OT Apocrypha
Definition
Writings from the intertestamental period

Contained historical works, fictional works, and wisdom writing.
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Pseudepigrapha
Definition
"false writings"
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Septuagint
Definition
Greek translation of the OT

was popular among Jews for whom Hebrew had become a dead language
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Synagogue
Definition
Jewish place of worship
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Dispersion/Diaspora
Definition
the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland
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Exile/Deportation
Definition
being banned from a city or a place
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Consequences of Alexander the Great's Rule
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Greek Language
Greek Culture
Building of Cities
Proliferation of Greek Polytheism
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Consequences of Roman Rule
Definition
Roman Road System
Pax Romana
Roman Legal System
Roman Taxes
Roman Emperor Cult
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Abomination of Desolation
Definition
Antiochus Epiphanes IV did 3 things:
Defaced Holy of Holies
Puts up a picture of Zeus with his own face
Sacrifices a pig in Holy of Holies
**pig was most un-kosher food**
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3 Biblical Languages
Definition
Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic
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Numismatics
Definition
study of currency/coins
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Hellenism (literal def)
Definition
"the coming of the Greek culture"
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Hannukkah
Definition
Jewish feast in which the story of Jews' resistance to their Seleucid oppressors is told
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Samaritans
Definition
lived just north of Jerusalem

revised the Hebrew Scriptures to promote thier own place in history

sabotaged the tample in Jerusalem during Passover
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Sadducees
Definition
people who were invested in social position and the benefits of the political architecture of the country under Rome.
**Many priests were likely Sadducees**
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Essenes
Definition
all male
apocalyptic people
hid dead sea scrolls
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Pharisees
Definition
people who were committed to purity laws and the religious restoration of the country.
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Sanhedrin
Definition
an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Biblical Land of Israel
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Synoptic Gospels
Definition
Matthew, Mark, Luke
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Synoptic Problem
Definition
"How do we explain the similarities and differences of Matthew, Mark, and Luke?"
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Q
Definition
A collection of sayings of Jesus that Matthew and Luke used and Mark did not use
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Caesarea Philippi
Definition
located at the base of Mt. Hermon

This is where Peter identified Jesus as the Messiah.
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Redaction Criticism
Definition
Editorial Criticism
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2 Basic Purposes of Text Criticism
Definition
1) Reconstruct the Original autographs of the NT documents
2) Retrace the history of the transmission of the NT documents
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literal definition of autograph
Definition
auto/graph = self/writing
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Papyrus
Definition
A plant that was smoothed out and used as paper
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Codex
Definition
original word for the first books (literally the first book that was not a scroll)
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canon
Definition
authoritative scripture
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Pompey
Definition
(106-48 BC); one of Rome's most celebrated commanders in the first century BC.
Conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC
demanded entrance into the Most Holy Place
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Titus
Definition
Destroyed temple
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Josephus
Definition
authored three main books that we get historical information from:
1) Jewish Wars
2) Jewish Antiquities
3) Against Apion
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Cyrus the Great
Definition
King of Persia (550-530 BC)
allowed rebuilding of the temple
book of Esther probably takes place during his reign
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Zerubbabel
Definition
led the first group of Jews who returned from Babylonian Captivity in the first year of Cyrus's reign.
In charge of rebuilding the temple
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
Destroyed temple in Jerusalem in 586 BC.
Took the sacred vessels of the temple and presented them as a part of his spoils of war.
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Antiochus Epiphanes
Definition
Attacked Jerusalem in 167 BC out of anger and executed many Jews.
Restored Menelaus
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Judas Maccabeus
Definition
Gained the nickname "Maccabeus" (hammer) when he took over for his father.
Acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history.
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Jonathan Maccabeus
Definition
brother of Judas Maccabeus; ruled after Judas
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Herod the Great
Definition
client king of Judaea who rebuilt the Second Temple (in Jerusalem) into his own temple
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Pilate
Definition
judge at Jesus' trial; authorized the crucifixion of Jesus
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Judas Iscariot
Definition
betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver
identified Jesus by kissing him on the cheek
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Seleucids
Definition
empire came into existence after the death of Alexander.
took over Judah before the Romans did.
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Ptolemies
Definition
70 Jewish scholars were commissioned for translation during the Ptolemaic control of Judah. This is where we get the Septuagint (70 in Greek)
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Pilate
Definition
5th governor of Judea
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The Kingdom of God
Definition
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Eschatology
Definition
study of the end times
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