Transcript New Testament Survey

The Intertestamental Period
Myron C. Kauk
Chronology at the End of the
Old Testament
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722 BC – Assyria Conquers Israel
586 BC – Babylon Conquers Judah
538 BC – Persia Conquers Babylon
536 BC – Exiles Begin to Return
516 BC – Second Temple Completed
480 BC – Esther Queen of Persia
444 BC – Nehemiah Rebuilds Walls
430 BC – Malachi
600 B.C.
590 B.C.
580 B.C.
570 B.C.
560 B.C.
550 B.C.
540 B.C.
530 B.C.
Persian Period
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Cyrus (Persia)
(-?) Zedekiah, last King of Judah
(?) Cyrus regins over Elam and Persia
(?) Persia and Media united
Crosus of Lydia defeated by Cyrus
Decree of Cyrus, Jews
arrive in Jerusalem
Zerubbabel
(?)Joel
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Cambyses
Ezekiel
Lament.
Babylon captured by Persians
(-?)Nabonidus
hadnezzar
Evil-Merodach
Belshazzar reigns with Nabonidus
ezzar invades Palestine, First deportation incl. Daniel
Ezra
Jehoiachin revolts, Second deportation incl. Ezekiel
Egypt)
Jehoiachin released from prison
Fall of Jerusalem, Babylonian Exile (Third Deportation)
Gedeliah murdered, Jews flee to Egypt
alestine, Josiah slain at Megiddo
back by Neb.
Persian Rulers
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Cyrus (556-527 BC)
Cambyses (527-521 BC)
Darius Hystaspis (521-586 BC)
Xerxes (486-465 BC)
Artaxerxes Longimanus (465-424 BC)
Xerxes II (424-423 BC)
Darius Nothus (423-404 BC)
Artaxerxes Mnemon (404-358 BC)
Ochus (358-338 BC)
Arsus (338-336 BC)
Darius III (336-331 BC)
520 B.C.
510 B.C.
Darius Hystaspis
mbyses
ws
500 B.C.
490 B.C.
480 B.C.
470 B.C.
460 B.C.
450 B.C.
Artaxerxes Longimanus
Darius defeated at Marathon
Xerxes (Ahasuerus)
The Return from Babylon
Second Temple completed
Ezra goes to Jerusalem fr
Haggai and Zechariah
sians
(?) Malach
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Esther
(?) Psalms (some)
460 B.C.
450 B.C.
440 B.C.
430 B.C.
420 B.C.
410 B.C.
Inter-Testament Period
Artaxerxes Longimanus
Xerxes II. and Sogdianus
Darius Nothus
The Return from Babylon
Ezra goes to Jerusalem from Babylon
Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem
Rebuilding of walls
Nehemiah returns to Shushan
(-?)Nehemiah returns to Jer.
(?) Malachi
(?) Psalms (some)
Nehemiah
Artaxerx
Alexander the Great
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336 – Crowned King of Macedonia
333 – Battle of Isis, Conquers Syria
332 – Conquers Egypt, Visits Jerusalem
331 – Battle of Arbela, Conquers Persia
323 – Dies in Babylon
Ptolemies and Seleucids
• Ptolemy Soter (323-285)
• Ptolemy Philadelphus (285246)
• Ptolemy Euergetes (246-221)
• Ptolemy Philopator (221-204)
• Ptolemy Epiphanes (204-182)
• Ptolemy Eupator (182-181)
• Ptolemy Philometor (181-145)
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Seleucus Nicator (312-280)
Antiocus Soter (280-260)
Antiocus Theus (260-246)
Seleucus Calinicus (246-227)
Seleucus Ceraenus (227-223)
Antiochus the Great (223-187)
Seleucus Philapator (187-176)
Antiochus Epiphanes (175163)
• Antiochus Eupator (163-162)
• Demetrius Soter (162-151)
340 B.C.
330 B.C.
320 B.C.
310 B.C.
300 B.C.
High priests of the Macedonian Period
Onias I., son of Jaddua
Arsus, or Arogus
Simon "the Just," son of Onias
Darius III
290 B.C.
280 B.C.
270 B.C.
Eleazar, brother of Simon the Just
Manesseh, brother of Simon the
Grecian or Macedonian Supremacy
Alexander the Great crowned King of Macedon
Alexander visits Jerusalem
Alexander dies, empire is divided
Judaea annexed to Egypt by Ptolemy Soter
Syria under the Seleucids - "Kings of the North"
Seleucus Nicator
Antiochus Soter
Egypt under the Ptolemies - "Kings of the South"
Ptolemy I., Lagi [Soter]
Ptolemy II., Philadelphus
260 B.C.
250 B.C.
240 B.C.
230 B.C.
220 B.C.
210 B.C.
Onias II., son of Simon the Just
e Just
200 B.C.
190 B.C.
180 B.C.
Onias III., son of Simon II
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Simon II., son of Onias II
Seleucus Callinicus - Unsuccessfully contests with Ptolemy for Pal.
Antiochus Theus
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Seleucus Ceraunus
Antiochus the Great
Seleucus Philopator
Antiochus takes Jerusalem
Antiochus annexes Judaea to Syria
(?) Ptolemy encourages LXX
Ptolemy III., Euergetes
Ptolemy VI., E
Ptolemy IV., Philopator
Ptolemy V., Epiphanes
Ptolemy VII.
The Hasmoneans
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Judas Maccabaeus (166-160)
Jonathan Maccabaeus (160-143)
Simon Maccabaeus (143-135)
John Hyrcanus (135-104)
Aristobulus (104-103)
Alexander Jannaeus (103-76)
Salome Alexandra (76-69)
Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II (69-63)
170 B.C.
160 B.C.
150 B.C.
140 B.C.
130 B.C.
120 B.C.
110 B.C.
100 B.C.
First mention of Pharasees and Sadd
Civil war b
Jason, brother of Onias III buys the office from Antiochus
Menelaus outbids and supplants Jason
Menelaus put to death by Antiochus
Maccabean Period
Judas Maccabaeus, "Prince of the Jews"
Simon Maccabaeus, Judas' brother
Aristobulus, son of Hyrcanus, "K
Jonathan Maccabaeus, Judas' brother
Alexander Jannaeus, Aristobu
Simon becomes high priest
John Hyrcanus, son of Simon
Antiochus Ephipanes
Antiochus VII., Sidetes
Antiochus makes Jason high priest, removing Onias
Eupator
I., Philometor
Demetrius II., (again). Civil strife.
Antiochus desecrates Jerusalem Temple
Antiochus V., Eupator
Demetrius I., Soter
Seleucus Ep
Antiochus VIII., Grypus
Demetrius II., Nicator. (Antiochus VI., a child); Trypho
Alexander Balas
Ptolemy VIII., Philopator Neos
Ptolemy IX., Physcon
Ptolemy X., Lathyrus
90 B.C.
80 B.C.
70 B.C.
60 B.C.
50 B.C.
ducees
between Pharisee and Sadducee factions
40 B.C.
30 B.C.
20 B.C.
Hyrcanus given Priesthood by Caesar
Hyrcanus executed by Herod
Civil war between Hyr. II and Aristobulus II
Hillel and Shammai, teachers in Jerusalem
Restoration of Tem
"King of the Jews"
Antigonus Maccabee
ulus' brother
Roman Rule
Augustus made Roman emperor
piphanes, and others
First Triumverate
Syria a Roman province
Tigranes, the Armenian
Second Triumverate
Pompey conquers Pal. and Jer.
Crassus plunders Temple
Herod the Great slays Antigonus, rules Judaea
Antipater procurater of Judaea
Antipater assasinated
Ptolemy XI. and XII., claimants
Prolemy XIII., Auletes
Cleopatra
Egypt made a Roman province
The Romans
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Julius Caesar (49-44 BC)
Mark Antony (44-31 BC)
Augustus (31 BC – AD 14)
Tiberius (AD 14-37)
Caligula (AD 37-41)
Claudius (AD 41-54)
Nero (AD 54-68)
Galba (AD 68-69)
Vitellius (AD 69)
Vespasian (AD 69-79)
Titus (AD 79-81)
Domitian (AD 81-96)
Credits
• Maps from Logos Bible Software –
www.logos.com
• Timelines from Bibleworks –
www.bibleworks.com
• Geneology from www.bible-history.com
• Ptolemies and Seleucids – Bible
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