NT Background, Canonization, and Interpretation

banned the practice of judaism, burned scripture, and desecrated the temple by sacrficing a pig on the altar.

164 BCE, temple was purified and rededicated.

governed galilee and perea.

governed judea and samaria, but removed in 6CE in favor of roman governor.

governed in the districts North and East of Galilee.

400 years btwn old testament and new testament.

jews allowed to govern themselves as allies of rome.

led jews to victory after fathers death.

Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Maccabean, Roman

(301-198 BCE), process of hellenization in palestine under Ptolemy

the process of incorporating greek culture/rules into jewish society

(198-167 BCE), Seleucid general antiochus III takes palestine from ptolemaic rulers

(167-163 BCE), mattathius and his 5 sons started the revolt

led jews to victory after fathers death

164 BCE, temple was purified and rededicated

focused more on political freedom and maintaining religious and political power

focused more on religious freedom/power after temple was redidcated

jews allowed to govern themselves as allies of rome

( 27B.C.E

(14-37 C.E

(41-54 C.E

(54-68 C.E

(69·79 C.E

(81-96 C.E