02040cam a2200229u 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007304000190009005000210010910000380013024501000016826000450026830000220031344000260033550500140036150513470037565000380172265000400176065000100180010013630AUA.120151116114017.0821210s1911 xx 000 0 eng  aunk82060123  aDLCcCarPdDLC00aBM 165b.K4 19111 aKent, Charles Foster,d1867-1925.04aThe makers and teachers of Judaism:bfrom the fall of Jerusalem to the death of Horod the Great c1911.aNew YorkbCharles Scribner's Sons axii; 322p.c19cm. aThe historical bible  aContents: aThe Jews in Palestine and Egypt -- Ezekiel's message to his scattered countrymen -- The closing years of the Babylonian rule -- The rebuilding of the temple -- Zechariah's visions and encouraging addresses -- Israel's training and destiny -- Conditions and problems within the Judean community -- The problem and teachings of the Book of Job -- The training and mission of the true servant of Jehovah -- Nehemiah's work in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem -- Nehemiah's social and religious reforms -- Traditional account of the adoption of the priestly law -- The Jewish state during the last century of Persian rule -- The Jews under their Greek rulers -- The wise and their teachings -- The different currents of thought in Judaism during the Greek period -- The teachings of Jesus the son of Sirach -- The causes of the Maccabean struggle -- The effect of persecution upon the Jews -- The victories that gave the Jews religious liberty -- The long contest for political independence -- Peace and prosperity under Simon -- The rule of John Hyrcanus and Aristobulus -- The Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes -- The life and faith of the Jews of the dispersion -- The decline of the Maccabean kingdom -- The rise of the Herodian house -- Herod's policy and reign -- Herod's temple -- The messianic hopes and the religious beliefs of Judaism. aJewsvHistoryy 586 B.C.-70 A.D.  aBible vHistory of Biblical events. aBible