Synoptic Gospels Ch3

Describe the nature of Babylon's relationship to Judah (Southern Kingdom).

Babylon was the instrument God used to bring judgement on Judah. Babylon invaded Judah, sacked the temple, and took many of the captives to Babylon.

About one hundred years after the Assyrian conquest of Israel, the empire that arose as the instrument of God's judgment to conquer first Assyria and then Judah was the...

Babylonian empire

How did God use Assyria in relation to Israel?

God used Assyria to bring judgement on His people because they had forsaken His law and rejected Him

What did Jews think of the Herods?

Jews never regarded the Herods as true Jews and made no attempt to hide their feelings of hatred toward these descendants of the Edomites

Explain the principle of government at work in Palestine

Palestine was divided into regions or political units, each of which was ruled independently by leaders appointed by the Romans

Although the region is not mentioned by name in the NT, the land on "the other side of the Jordan" refers specifically to

Perea

the intertestamental period represents the time between...

The end of Malachi's prophetic ministry and the dawn of New Testament events

Briefly explain the origin and characteristics of the Samaritans

The name "Samaritan comes from the word Samaria, the capital city of the Northern Kingdom (Israel). The policy of Assyrian kinds was to remove conquered people from their native land and to repopulate it with people from other lands they had conquered. The Samaritan people attempted to serve God and the gods of the people the Assyrians relocated in the late Northern Kingdom. Orthodox Jews strictly avoided Samaritans because they were pagans.

even though the samaritans lived in Palestine, the jews considered them to be social outcasts because the samaritans were

a mixed race: partly jewish and partly pagan with a pagan religious heritage from those whom the assyrians had resettled in Samaria

Antipater was...

a scheming Idumean who through intrigue won control of Palestine and became the father of Herod the Great

one important occurrence during the Persian period was the....

appearance of the last Old Testament prophet (Micah)

why it is important to know about the intertestamental period

during these 4hundred years between the last of the OT prophets and the gospel era, the religious and cultural values of jews developed, as well as the political boundaries of palestine

what happened to Alexander's empire following his death?

it was divided into four areas, two of which concern us in this study. part of his empire was disrupted by the struggle for the control of Palestine.

during the Persian period, the jewish exiles in Babylon were...

permitted to return to their homeland

Herod Antipas

ruled over Galilee and Perea; ruled in Galilee until after the death of Christ

Herod Archelaus

ruled over Judea, Samaria, and Idumea; removed from office for cruelty and replaced by a Roman Governor

Herod The Great

ruled over all of Palestine, had the baby boys in Bethlehem murdered

Herod Philip

ruled over the large area north of the Sea of Galilee and east of the Jordan River

how did grecian culture influence Palestine at the time of Jesus Christ?

the Greeks believed they should extend the language and benefits of their culture everywhere possible. more than any other people who had an impact on the jews, the greeks exercised a long-lasting influence.

In what ways did the Roman Empire influence the world in christ's day?

the Roman Empire established peace throughout the vast empire it controlled; incorporated Hellenism into its system and promoted it; and established a model legal and political system.

hellenism

the character or culture of ancient greece

How did the Persian period benefit the Jewish exiles?

the jewish exiles in the Babylon were permitted to return to their homeland at the beginning of the Persian period

The Judeans were proud, haughty, and reserved compared to the Galileans because

they believed they were more "pure Jewish" than the Galileans

the greeks wanted to "hellenize" their subjects because they...

wanted to increase their influence in the civilized world