The makers and teachers of Judaism, from the fall of Jerusalem to the death of Herod the Great,
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York,
C. Scribner's Sons,
1911.
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Series: | Kent, Charles Foster, 1867-1925. Historical Bible ;
v. 4. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Jews in Palestine and Egypt
- Ezekiel's message to his scattered countrymen
- The closing years of the Babylonian rule
- The rebuilding of the temple
- Zechariah's visions and encouraging addresses
- Israel's training and destiny
- Conditions and problems within the Judean community
- The problem and teachings of the Book of Job
- The training and mission of the true servant of Jehovah
- Nehemiah's work in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
- Nehemiah's social and religious reforms
- Traditional account of the adoption of the priestly law
- The Jewish state during the last century of Persian rule
- The Jews under their Greek rulers
- The wise and their teachings
- The different currents of thought in Judaism during the Greek period
- The teachings of Jesus the son of Sirach
- The causes of the Maccabean struggle
- The effect of persecution upon the Jews
- The victories that gave the Jews religious liberty
- The long contest for political independence
- Peace and prosperity under Simon
- The rule of John Hyrcanus and Aristobulus
- The Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes
- The life and faith of the Jews of the dispersion
- The decline of the Maccabean kingdom
- The rise of the Herodian house
- Herod's policy and reign
- Herod's temple
- The messianic hopes and the religious beliefs of Judaism.