Persian Period Intertestamental Period Week Date Topic 1 01 Mar 17 Overview 2 08 Mar 17 Babylonian Period 605539 BC 3 15 Mar 17 Persian Period 539332 BC 4 22 Mar 17 Greek Period 332323 BC ID: 628227
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The Intertestamental Period: From Babylon To The Birth Of Christ
Persian PeriodSlide2
Intertestamental PeriodWeek
Date
Topic
1
01 Mar 17
Overview
2
08 Mar 17
Babylonian Period (605-539 BC)
3
15 Mar 17
Persian Period (539-332 BC)
4
22 Mar 17
Greek Period (332-323 BC)
5
29 Mar 17
Ptolemaic (323-198 BC)
6
05 Apr 17
Seleucid (198-168 BC)
7
12 Apr 17
Maccabean Part 1 (168-153 BC)
8
19 Apr 17
Maccabean Part 2 (153-139 BC)
9
26 Apr 17
Independence (139-63 BC)
10
03 May 17
Rome Intervenes (63 – 37 BC)
11
10 May 17
Herod (37 BC – 4 BC)
12
17 May 17
The IT Period and Christianity (4 BC – 70 AD)
13
24 May 17
ReviewSlide3
Today’s ObjectivesReview last week’s lessonReview the transition of power between Babylon and the PersiansReview key Biblical scriptures Learn about the political, social, economic, cultural, and religious issues during the Persian rule over Israel
Learn where and why all the Israelites did not return to JudahLearn about the fall of the Persian empireSlide4
Last week’s lessonReviewed the historical background from which Babylon was formedLearned about he historical background behind the rise of BabylonSumerian city-statesAkkadiansAssyrians
Learned about the fall of Judah and the captivityLearned about Babylon’s demiseSlide5
Reference MaterialKJV (w/ Apocrypha)1st and 2nd MaccabbeesJosephus – The Complete WorksHerodotus –
The HistoryIntertestamental History – Mark MooreAncient Rome –
Simon Baker
Harding University –
BNEW 112 Course Notes
– Dr. ThompsonSlide6
Persian Rule559-331 BCEarly Achaemenian kingsLate Achaemenian kingsCyrus, liberator of the exiled Jews, is considered to be the beginning of the line
Policy was to show autonomy to those nations under their controlReverse policies of forced emigrations used by Assyrians and BabyloniansSlide7
Persian EmpireSlide8
Cyrus II The Great559-530 BCRaised up by God to restore the Jews to the promised land (Isa 45:1-2 and Ezra 1:1-4)Policies confirmed in the Cyrus CylinderSet the religious tone that would follow the Early Achaemenian dynasty
Allows the Jews to return around 536 BCYet, he places his faith in the god MardukSlide9
Cyrus CylinderSlide10
MardukSlide11
Cambyses II530-522 BCSon of Cyrus the GreatBefore setting out on an expedition, he killed his brother Bardiya (Smerdis), whom Cyrus had appointed governor of the eastern provincesFinished the expansion of the Persian empire into EgyptForces invaded the Kingdom of Kush (Sudan) without any success
Died in battleSlide12
Darius I, the Great522-486 BCOrganized the empire into satrapiesFacilitated communications and travelMade an initial attack on GreeceBattle of Marathon in 490 BC
Behistun Inscription honors himDarius was a Zoroastrian - monotheisticSlide13
Behistun InscriptionSlide14
Xerxes I486-465 BCSame as biblical Ahasuerus in the book of EstherEsther made Queen under XerxesFeast of Purim established under himMassive invasion of GreeceFailed
Battle of Salamis in 480 BCSlide15
Artaxerxes I465-424 BCLast of the powerful rulers of the empireTradition of weakening the Athenians by funding their enemies in GreecePrompted formation of alliances within Greece
Return of priest and scribe Ezra to Jerusalem – 458 BC (Ezra 7:13-28)Return of Nehemiah as Governor to Jerusalem – 445 BC
Strengthening of Jerusalem to protect their western fringesSlide16
Later AchaemenianXerxes II (423 BC)Murdered in the first year of his reignMarked the end of the legitimate line of kingsDarius II (423-405 BC)Illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I
Last Persian king mentioned in the OT (Read Neh 12:22 – called Darius the Persian)Elephantine Papyri written in 407 BCArtaxerxes III (358-338 BC)
Regained EyptSlide17
Arses (338-336 BC)Youngest son of King Artaxerxes III Increased hostilities with the MacedoniansDarius III (336-331 BC)Became king the same year as Alexander of MacedonAlexander defeats him in the critical battle of Issus (333 BC)Iskedurun, Turkey regionDefeat at Gaugamela (331 BC)
Northern IraqLater AchaemenianSlide18
Jews Under Persian RuleSome freedomThose who remained in Babylon later produced the Babylonian TalmudRemained a vassal state of PersiaHad to pay taxesHad its’ own Governor
Own coinageThose in Jerusalem protected the approaches to Persia from the eastern Mediterranean SeaSlide19
Fall of PersiaDarius III was ill-experienced in governing 334 BC - wars of Alexander the Great beginSecond Persian occupation of Egypt began in 343 BC and ended in 332 BC when Alexander the Great entered Egypt where he was welcomed as a liberator in Persian-occupied Egypt.Next, Alexander marched on Susa in Persia and forced a surrenderDarius III was killed, Alexander declares himself Darius' successor, as Artaxerxes VSlide20
Route of Alexander’s MarchSlide21
Review
Reviewed last week’s lesson
Reviewed the transition of power between Babylon and the Persians
Review key Biblical scriptures
Learn about the background of Persian rule over the Jews
Learn where and why all the Israelites did not return to Judah
Learn about the fall of the Persian empire
Next week – Greek Empire