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REL 464 - The Inter-Testamental Era
The following information is provided as a general guide for the students of REL 464.
If the schedule needs to be adjusted, students will be informed at the appropriate time.
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course The Last Years of the Kingdom of Judah |
| Week 2 | The Babylonian Exile, Daniel |
| Week 3 | Ezra, Nehemiah : Restoration and Reform |
| Week 4 | Persia |
| Week 5 | The Greek-Persian Wars, Esther |
| Week 6 |
Alexander the Great |
| Week 7 |
Ptolemies and Seleucids, The Maccabees, The Hasmoneans |
| Week 8 |
Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) Mid Term Exam |
| Week 9 | Phoenicia, Carthage and Rome |
| Spring Recess | |
| Week 10 | the Punic Wars |
| Week 11 | Julius Caesar, Marc Anthony, Cleopatra VII, the Roman occupation of Israel |
| Week 12 | Herod, Pharisees, Saduccees, Essenes, Zealots |
| Week 13 | The Roman Empire and the Roman Emperors |
| Week 14 | Jewish Revolts, Josephus, Rabbinic Judaism, the Early Church, the Canon of Scripture |
| Week 15 | The Pseudepigrapha and other non-canonical literature |
| Week 16 | Final Exam Week Final Exam and any late assignments |
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Last Updated: January 21, 2007
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