NT Background, Canonization, and Interpretation

Antiochus Epiphanes

banned the practice of judaism, burned scripture, and desecrated the temple by sacrficing a pig on the altar.

Hanukkah

164 BCE, temple was purified and rededicated.

Antipas

governed galilee and perea.

Archelaus

governed judea and samaria, but removed in 6CE in favor of roman governor.

Philip

governed in the districts North and East of Galilee.

Intertestamental period

400 years btwn old testament and new testament.

Roman Stage

jews allowed to govern themselves as allies of rome.

Judas the hammer Maccabeus

led jews to victory after fathers death.

4 Political Stages

Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Maccabean, Roman

Ptolemaic Stage

(301-198 BCE), process of hellenization in palestine under Ptolemy

Hellenization

the process of incorporating greek culture/rules into jewish society

Seleucid Stage

(198-167 BCE), Seleucid general antiochus III takes palestine from ptolemaic rulers

Maccabean Stage

(167-163 BCE), mattathius and his 5 sons started the revolt

Judas "the hammer" Maccabeus

led jews to victory after fathers death

Hanukkah

164 BCE, temple was purified and rededicated

Pro-Hellenistic/Sadducees

focused more on political freedom and maintaining religious and political power

Anti-Hellenistic/Pharisees

focused more on religious freedom/power after temple was redidcated

Roman Stage

jews allowed to govern themselves as allies of rome

Caesar Augustus

( 27B.C.E

Tiberius

(14-37 C.E

Claudius

(41-54 C.E

Nero

(54-68 C.E

Vespasian

  (69·79 C.E

Domitian

(81-96 C.E