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are part of the nation’s history.
Jewish Feasts.
1. he
structure was composed of a three-fold order
Levites (lower), Priests (middle), and High Priests
(highest) offer sacrifices for the atonement of the sins of the people.
1. The priesthood represented the union of Israel with God. The
structure was composed of a three-fold order: Levites (lower), Priests (middle), and High Priests
(highest) offer sacrifices for the atonement of the sins of the people.
Priests and Sacrifices
1. For the Jews, to celebrate
a feast is synonymous with
to rejoice before the presence of God.
The Graeco-Roman world was the context of the birth of Jesus. It consisted of the vast empire of
Alexander, the Great, the young conqueror from Macedonia.
Alexander dreamt of establishing one great empire, wielding the east and the west by spreading the
Greek culture (Hellenism) and language (koine) throughout his empire.
name of Alexander the great capital city in egypt
Alexandria
Alexander reached Egypt and founded his capital city when
332
when did Alexander opened up the way to the Middle East and who did he won against
In 333, by his victory at Issos, north of Antioch
Alexander died at the young age of
33 in Babylon
his kingdom was divided among his
quarreling generals
Alexander quarreling generals
The Antigonids in Greece, the Ptolemies in Egypt, and The Seleucids in Syria.
he Ptolemies. They named and renamed cities throughout the countries, introduced
Hellenism and Greek language
In 198 B.C. things changed with the coming of the
Seleucids
somehow allowed the Jews to live in peace so the Jews enjoyed considerable degree of autonomy but remained passive subjects.
Ptolemies
The Hebrew Scripture was translated into Greek
Greek Septuagint
Seleucids led by
led by Antiochus III
For more than a century, Palestine was placed under the control of the
Greek rulers from Egypt, the Ptolemies
The Seleucids wanted to impose the what culture on the Jews
Greek culture and religion
came into power and strictly enforced Hellenism upon the Jews
Antiochus IV
