A19 - Return To Zion: The Second Temple Period (Ezra/Nehemiah, 1-2 Maccabees)

In the Persian period, the Jews returned to Judah and rebuilt the temple. Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of the city, and the people renewed the covenant with God, but the Davidic kingdom was not restored. Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire in 333 B.C. After his death, Judea was controlled first by the Ptolemies, then by the Seleucids. Antiochus Epiphanes oppressed the Jews, leading to the Maccabean revolt and the Hasmonean dynasty. The development of second Temple Judaism: Pharisees and Sadducees. Rome conquers Judea and Herod becomes king.

0:00 Trailer
0:50 Intro
1:09 Recap and overview
2:35 Ezra-Nehemiah: introduction
4:20 Three returns from exile; kings of Medo-Persia; theology of Ezra/Nehemiah
8:52 First return; the Cyrus Cylinder (Ezra 1-2)
11:34 Rebuilding the Temple (Ezra 3-6)
14:13 Ezra's return (Ezra 7-10)
15:09 Nehemiah's return; inspection of the walls (Nehemiah 1-2)
17:10 Rebuilding the wall & gates (Nehemiah 3-7)
20:27 Renewal of the covenant; dedication of the wall; final reforms (Nehemiah 8-13)
24:24 Post-Exilic Judaism; the Synagogue
27:51 Alexander the Great and Greek rule; the Diaspora
30:21 Ptolemies and Seleucids;
31:35 Persecution; the Maccabean Revolt
33:41 The Hasmonean Dynasty; Pharisees and Sadducees
39:24 The rise of Rome; Herod the Great; Messianic expectations
41:55 Conclusion and outro

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