Intertestamental and New Testament Historical Background Flashcards
Which nation conquered the northern kingdom?
Assyria
Who took control from the Babylonians?
Persians
What period began under the Persians?
Intertestamental Period
What is the name for the Greek culture that had been spreading for some time through Greek trade and colonization?
Hellenization
What 2 parts of the 4 part split kingdom were most important after Alexander the Great’s death?
Ptolemaic and Seleucid
What empire was centered in Egypt with Alexandria as its capitol?
Ptolemaic
What empire was centered in Syria, with Antioch as its capitol?
Seleucid
Greek translation of the Old Testament was called the-
Septuagint
What region was the victim of rivalries between the Ptolemies and Seleucids?
Palestine
Term for Greek culture-
Hellenism
Language shared by many peoples even though their native languages might differ-
Lingua Franca
People of low class and native to a region; here, Romans of low class-
Indigenous proletariat
A succession of rulers belonging to the same family-
Dynasty
The first five books of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy
Pentateuch
The Seleucids finally seized Palestine after defeating Eygpt with the leadership of Antiochus III in-
198 B.C.
