REL 464 - The Inter-Testamental Era
Week 1 - The last years of the Kingdom of Judah
Key Topics
- The Assyrian Empire
- The Babylonian Empire
- Shalmaneser
- Samaria / Samaritans (their origins)
- Lachish - the siege of Lachish and the Lachish Ostraca
- Hezekiah
- Hezekiah's Tunnel, and the Siloam inscription
- Hezekiah's wall - the Broad Wall in Jerusalem
- Sennacherib
- Sennacherib's Prism
- King Manasseh
- Pharaoh Necho
- Battle of Megiddo (Josiah against Pharaoh Necho)
- Battle of Carchemish (Pharaoh Necho against Babylon)
- Fall of Nineveh to Babylon
- Nebuchadnezzar/Nebuchadrezzar
- Jehoiachin (captivity in Babylon - archaeological evidence)
- Daniel - taken into captivity
- Ezekiel - taken into captivity
- Jeremiah - the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
- Baruch, student of Jeremiah
- The Fall of Jerusalem
Scripture and Apocrypha Readings
- II Kings, chapters 17 - 21 and 23:26 to end of II Kings
- II Chronicles, chapters 32 - 36
- The Prayer of Manasseh
- Jeremiah, chapters 1, 5-6, 21, 22:24-30, 24, 25:1-14, 28, 29:1-20, 32:1-15, 34, 36-43, 51:59-64, 52
- Lamentations, chapter 1
- Ezekiel 1:1-3
- Daniel, chapter 1
- Baruch
- The Letter or Epistle of Jeremiah
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 Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire - the Fall of Samaria, pages 131-139, maps 63-69
- Judah alone amid International Powers - pages 142-156, maps 72-78
Useful Links to get you started
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This Week's Assignment
Write a descriptive paragraph on each of the 22 Key Topics.
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@mail2world.com. Please use all 3 email addresses in case any of the mailboxes go down.
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