1. Destruction of Jerusalem
TIMELINE
1800 b.c.e.
1280
1000
587 b.c.e.
Monarchy
Abraham
Moses
David
Destruction of Jerusalem
Saul
4 b.c.e.
166-63
63 b.c.e.
Restoration – Second Temple built. Recovering from desolation of land , disease and great poverty.
Maccabees – Jews revolted against the people occupying Israel (a biblical story of bloodshed and war)
Maccabees
Babylonian
Exile
Jesus
Alexander the Great
Rome
Restoration
Hellenistic period

2. Early History and Development
Judaism
Early History and Development

3. INTRODUCTION TO THE PENTATEUCH / LAW / TORAH
GENESIS
Genesis 1-11 = pre-history
Genesis12-50 = “history”
EXODUS
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY

4. Genesis PRE-HISTORY: HISTORY: Creation 1-2 The Fall 3 Cain and Abel 4
The Flood 6-9
Tower of Babel 11
The Patriarchs/Matriarchs-
Abraham & Sarah
Isaac & Rebeccah
Esau
Jacob & Leah/Rachel
Joseph

5. Foundation of the Nation
ABRAHAM
Father of the people of Israel
Exodus from Egypt
Moses
LAW
Foundation of the Nation

6. EXODUS A BOOK - AN EVENT - PASSOVER EXITING EGYPT FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY
ESCAPING TO THE DESERT

7. Symbol of deliverance and liberation
EXODUS
Symbol of deliverance and liberation
A formative event

9. sinai

10. EXODUS MOSES CENTRAL TO THE BOOK OF EXODUS
A WARRIOR, MYSTIC, STATESMAN, PROPHET
MOSES KNEW GOD "FACE TO FACE" - EX 33:11; NUM 14:14; DEUT 5:4;

11. Rameses II
b.c.e.
Possible Pharaoh
of the Exodus

12. Semites (Asiatics) in Egypt

13. Conquest Model – implies a battle which resulted in the Israelites occupying the area.
Immigration Model – implies that the Israelites travelled to the area and became inhabitants.
Revolt Model – implies ‘city’ Canaanites exploited ‘rural’ Canaanites who then revolted and became the Israelites (known for their monotheism).

14. Ancient Mindset
Attributed the conquering defeats and victories on Earth as a replication of what occurs in heaven, that is, a mirror of peoples conquering an area equates to their gods defeating other gods in heaven.
Biblical writings aim to change this mindset by instating how God allows them [the Israelites] to be conquered in response to their unfaithfulness.

16. THE MONARCHY IN ISRAEL LIVING WITH KINGS SAUL DAVID SOLOMON
DIVISION OF KINGDOM
NORTH – ISRAEL
SOUTH - JUDAH
Why is Israel so cool? Leading route to Egypt > major source of grain.
Diaspora: refers to Jewish people outside of Israel gradually occurring from the times of Alexander the Great.

17. SOLOMON’S TEMPLE
Specific dimensions of Solomon’s creation of the Temple of the Lord are contained within the Bible.

18. Babylonian Exile Jerusalem resists the invasion of Babylonians
Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem b.c.e.
Temple is destroyed

19. Babylon
The exiles are impressed by the wealth and splendour of Babylon
Babylonian gods and goddesses are more powerful than Yahweh
The exiles
conclude
The exiles will be persuaded to worship the Babylonian deities
RISK

20. 72 BCE: Council of Jamnia
Discussed the books which were to be kept within the Torah (some additional books are contained within the Hebrew Scriptures of the Catholic Bible – not Protestant versions though). This council also led to the separation of Christianity from Judaism in response to the worship of Christ being considered as polytheistic.

21. 72 BCE: Council of Jamnia
This excluded the Christians from the blanket protection from the Romans which then turned their persecutions towards the Christians who refused to pay homage to Caesar and other Roman gods.
Christians were excluded through prayer in the synagogue as ‘cursed followers of the Nazarene’.