1. Ch 3 sec 3

2. Exile Time in Babylon Israelite religions became Judaism at this time
Jews meet on Sabbath
Weekly day of worship
Meetings took place in Synagogues

3. Persians Take control Allows Jews to return to the Holy Land
Rebuilt Jerusalem and temple
Persians control gov’t
Jews look to religion for leadership

4. Jewish Leaders
Leaders are temple priests, scribes and religious scholars
Ezra writes Torah on parchment
Sewed together to make long scrolls
Torah 5 books and 34 other books to make up religion
Story of Daniel—God will protect the Jews

5. Defeat of Persians Alexander the Great defeats the Persians
Allows Jews to stay in Israeli—infuses Greek culture
Diaspora-Jews scattered throughout Egypt and Babylon
Jewish Bible is copied to Greek
Help understand Greek rules

6. Hanukkah Greeks want Jews to worship Greek gods
Priest—Judas Maccabeus and followers rebel
Fled to hills
Army drives Greeks out