Exnt03-Foreign

Exnt03-Foreign

Foreign Rule Persian Greek Egyptian Syrian Persian Period Foreign Rule: The Persian Period Persian Period Persian Jewish Events Daniel 1st Return Cyrus (559–529) Isaiah 40–66 Aramaic Cambyses Expansion Haggai 2nd Return Darius I (522–486) Zechariah 2nd Temple Zerubbabel Xerxes Greeks win Malachi Reforms Esther City walls Artaxerzxes (465–435) Ezra 3rd Return Nehemiah 4th Return Foreign Rule: The Persian Period Persian Period Persian Jewish Events Darius II Artaxerxes II Samaritan schism (404–358) Artaxerxes III Darius III (336–330) Alexander the Great Foreign Rule: The Persian Period Persian Period Contributions: 1. Jewish nationality 2. Jewish reforms 3. Jewish diaspora 4. Jewish thought 5. Samaritan schism 6. Empire infrastructure 7. Empire reorganization Foreign Rule: The Persian Period Foreign Rule Persian Greek Egyptian Syrian Greek Period Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period 1. Philip II of Macedon (359–336 B.C.) A. Macedonian city states B. Murdered in theater 336 B.C. 2. Alexander the Great (336–323 B.C.) A. World conquest 1. Macedonian hegemony 2. Persian conquest Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period 1. Philip II of Macedon (359–336 B.C.) A. Macedonian city states B. Murdered in theater 336 B.C. 2. Alexander the Great (336–323 B.C.) A. World conquest 1. Macedonian hegemony 2. Persian conquest Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period 2. Alexander the Great (336–323 B.C.) B. World vision 1. Conceptualizing Hellenization promoting a Greek world promoting citizenship, not birth promoting thinking and education promoting cosmopolitan perspectives Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period 2. Alexander the Great (336–323 B.C.) B. World vision 1. Conceptualizing Hellenization 2. Components of Hellenization Greek culture (mythology, religion, philoso- phy, architecture, Olympian games, etc.) Greek city pattern (planning, geometry, downtown, public buildings, market) Greek language Divine monarchy (Near-Eastern) Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period Philip II (359–336 B.C.) Alexander (336–323 B.C.) Antigonids Seleucids Ptolemies (Macedonia) (Syria/Persia) (Egypt/Libya) Control of Palestine (320–200 B.C.) Foreign Rule: Greek Period Greek Period Contributions: 1. Hellenization process 2. Alexandria, Egypt 3. Greek language Foreign Rule: The Persian Period Foreign Rule Persian Greek Egyptian Syrian Egyptian Period 1. Ptolemy I A. One of Alexander’s generals 1. Received satrapy of Egypt 2. Judea surrendered voluntarily (312) 3. Jews migrated to Egypt 4. Catalyst for growing Jewish disapora B. Progressive environment of growth 1. Commercial prosperity 2. Extended Hellenistic policies 3. Alexandria premier example Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Egyptian Period 2. Ptolemy II A. Septuagint translation 1. Hebrew into Greek 2. Legend: 70 scholars like 70 elders of Moses 3. Content: OT, OT additions, other works 4. Catalyst for growing Jewish disapora Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Egyptian Period 2. Ptolemy II B. Septuagint significance 1. Explains canonical process contains books of Apocrypha basis of Catholic OT Reformers rejected, favoring Masoretic OT 2. Scripture for Jews, hence early Christians most NT quotations of OT are from LXX helped spread of Gospel in Greek Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Egyptian Period 2. Ptolemy II B. Septuagint significance 3. Valuable historical source Bible of early church distinctive religious vocabulary Hebrew thought into Greek importance of Alexandrian Jewry (e.g., Philo of Alexandria) Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Egyptian Period 3. Ptolemy III, IV, V A. Decline of Egypt C. Struggle with Syria 1. Battle of Panneas (200 B.C.) 2. NT Caesarea Philippi 3. Antiochus III defeats Ptolemy V 4. Palestine incorporated into Syria Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Egyptian Period Contributions: 1. Hellenization advance 2. Alexandrian diaspora 3. Septuagint translation Foreign Rule: Egyptian Period Foreign Rule Persian Greek Egyptian Syrian Syrian Period Philip II (359–336 B.C.) Alexander (336–323 B.C.) Antigonids Seleucids Ptolemies (Macedonia) (Syria/Persia) (Egypt/Libya) Syrian Wars (274–200 B.C.) Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period 1. Seleucid Power A. Seleucus I (312 B.C.) 1. Syrian chronology 2. Antioch founded (300 B.C.) strong Hellenistic center large Jewish community center of early Christianity 3. Syrian Wars (274–200 B.C.) Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period 1. Seleucid Power A.AntiochSeleucus I (312 B.C.) 1. Syrian chronology 2. Antioch founded (300 B.C.) strong Hellenistic center large Jewish community center of early Christianity 3. Syrian Wars (274–200 B.C.) Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period 1. Seleucid Power (Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria) B. Antiochus III 1. Battle of Panneas (200 B.C.) Antiochus III defeats Ptolemy V Palestine shifts to Syrian control 2. Battle of Magnesia (190 B.C.) Rome defeats Antiochus III disasterous war reparations son Antiochus IV sent to Rome as hostage Antiochus III killed while raiding temples Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period 2. Seleucid Problems A. Seleucus IV 1. Inherits father’s war debts 2. Murdered in internal struggle for Syrian throne B. Antiochus IV Epiphanes 1. Hostage released to secure Syrian throne (175) 2. Embarks on Egyptian campaign attempts to dominate Egypt requires securing Palestine Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period Jewish High Priests Jason 174–171 Menelaus 171–161 Alchimus 161–159 [vacant] 159–152 Jonathan 152–143 Simon 142–134 John Hyrcanus I 134–104 Aristobulus I 104–103 Alexander Jannaeus 103–76 John Hyrcanus II 76–67 Aristobulus II 66–63 John Hyrcanus II 63–40 Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period 2. Seleucid Problems B. Antiochus IV Epiphanes 3. Moves to enforce Hellenization 4. Sets up dramas in the high priesthood Jason’s bribery, brother Onias replaced Menelaus’s bribery, non-Zadokite breaks Zadokite tradition, perverts priests 5. Confronted by Rome in Egypt forced to abandon Egyptian campaign commits sacrilege in Jerusalem (167 B.C.) Foreign Rule: Syrian Period Syrian Period Antioch Contributions: 1. Antioch of Syria founded 2. High priesthood perverted 3. Hellenization now forced 4. Catalyst of Jewish revolt Foreign Rule: Syrian Period.

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