TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kent,Charles Foster
TI  - The makers and teachers of Judaism: from the fall of Jerusalem to the death of Horod the Great
AV  - BM 165 .K4 1911
PY  - 1911///
CY  - New York
PB  - Charles Scribner's Sons
KW  - Jews
KW  - History
KW  -  586 B.C.-70 A.D.
KW  - Bible
KW  - History of Biblical events
N1  - Contents; The 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
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