RELG 464 - The Inter-Testamental Era
Module 7 - Ptolemies and Seleucids; Maccabees and Hasmoneans
Key Topics
- Ptolemy I Soter and the Ptolemaic Dynasty - the ascription means "Savior"
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus - "lover of his brother"
- Seleucus I and the Seleucid Dynasty
- Antiochus III
- Seleucus IV
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes called, behind his back, "Epimanes" - "The Maniac"
- The Septuagint
- The Letter of Aristeas
- The Rosetta Stone
- Mattathias and the Maccabean Revolt
- Judas (Judah) Maccabeus
- Jonathan (Maccabee)
- Simon (Maccabee)
- The Hasidim
- Hanukkah
- The Hasmonean Dynasty
- John Hyrcanus
- Aristobulus
- Alexander Jannaeus
- Salome Alexandra
Scripture and Apocrypha Readings
- Daniel 8:9-14, 23-26 : the little horn represents Antiochus IV
- Daniel, chapter 11 : See notes on Daniel 11
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
Textbook Readings
The text book does not show Page numbers very well - they are inside the logo on the top of the page - but the Maps are numbered clearly. It is easier to find sections by following the Map numbers
- The Hellenistic Period - The Division of Alexander's Empire - Pompey's Campaign against Jerusalem, pages 177-188, maps 88-94
Course Notes
- Map of the Break-up of Alexander's Empire
- Time-Line for Alexander and the Hellenistic Period
- Time-Line for the Growth of Rome
- Daniel, chapter 11
- Notes on the Hellenistic Period
Useful Links to get you started
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Discussion Board 7
Thread : Whom would you most like to have been :
Seleucis I, Antiochus IV, Mattathias, Judas Maccabeus, Simon the Maccabee, or John Hyrcanus ?
Choose whom you would most like to have been, write an account of his life, and say why you chose him rather than any of the others.
Replies to 2 of your classmates' Threads :
If possible, choose Threads which deal with different people.
What are your thoughts about the people chosen, and their influence on the history of the period ?
Report for this Module
Write descriptive paragraphs on each of the Key Topics
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then submit it to the relevant SafeAssign box on the BlackBoard site for the course.
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