Persian Period JH Flashcards
What was Nehemiahs appointment?
- rebuilt the wall in 52 days
- by 44BCE he gains control over the province
- Sanballat is Nehemiah’s opposing enemy
Explain facts about when the wall was being built
He has a lot of weapons at the construction site
Half of the builders built, while the other half held weapons
They always kept clothes on so they could fit
When they finished, the enemies were scared
It took 52 days to build
Who is Ezra?
More of a religious leader
What does Ezra have control over?
He asked the king to go back
The king wrote a letter to Ezra
Anyone in his kingdom who is an Israelite can go back to Jerusalem
Ezra has the right to make religious laws for the Jews. During the great gathering
He established jewish courts
He brought financial support for the temple
Ezra introduced that priest’s do not have to pay for taxes because they do community service
Facts about Men of the Great Assembly
They made important decisions about jewish stuff
They picked which stories went in the tanach
They made and picked different prayers
Sealing scriptures
Instituting prayers
Coordinating the Jewish calendar
The Achievement of Ezra (taqqanot)
Public reading on the Torah on Mondays and Thursdays, The first establishment of prayers and blessings, Began editing and sanctifying the Tanakh
What happened in 539BCE?
Cyrsus come into power
What happened in 538BCE?
Zerubavel + sheshbazzar
What happened in 522BCE?
42,000 people return
What happened in 460- 440 BCE?
Nehemiah (+ezra)
List The Great Gathering facts
Everyone came to the square and asked ezra to read the torah
Ezra cared if they understood and explained all the laws
They made ezra a special platform
The people cry because this is all new to them and they feel like they have been missing out for 70+ years. The feel that they neglected their ancestors
Nehemia makes it a joyous day (kind of like purim)
They give things to each other
They started to build sukkahs and celebrate sukkot for the first time since joshua
For many days they read the torah
This is about them starting to follow and learn the laws, once again.
what does the cyrus cylinder show?
The cyrus cylinder shows human rights
Cyrus facts
He freed the slaves
- declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
Some exiled Jews facts
Jews have a presence in elephantine
They are stationed there from the start of the 6th century (through the persian period
What did Ezra do?
Goes to teach the torah and rebuilds the community
He finds out that the israelites had been marrying people who aren’t jewish
