matching (dates) Flashcards
1000 BCE
hebrews wanted a king and chose saul-> david-> solomon;
921 BCE
the northern tribes separated from the southern tribes, taking on the name “Israel.” The southern tribes, centered around Jerusalem, became known as “Judah.”
721 BCE
the Assyrians invaded and captured the territory of Israel
586 BCE
Babylonian invaders captured Judah and destroyed Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem
538 BCE
Cyrus the Great of Persia released them in 538 BCE, when he defeated the Babylonians; synagogues and rabbis
515 BCE
a second temple was completed—an outward sign of the renewal of the covenant
332 BCE
influence of Greek culture, a process called Hellenization. The bible was translated into Greek
168 BCE
Antiochus IV Epiphanes converted the temple into a shrine to the Greek god Zeus and installed his own candidate to the Jewish high priesthood
164 BCE
the Maccabees were in control of Jerusalem, and the temple was rededicated to God
64 BCE
the Roman general Pompey entered Jerusalem as part of a campaign to expand the Roman Empire
66 CE
the Jews in Jerusalem revolted, eventually gaining control of the Temple Mount (the second temple) and, in time, the Roman fortress
70 CE
after a five-month siege of Jerusalem, the city was taken and the temple was destroyed. It has never been rebuilt; western wall
100 CE
the rabbis compiled a substantial body of commentary on the bible known as midrash (interpretation/ to search out)
200 CE
mishna had been complied by judah the prince
