Study Materials – by Paul Brians
Lecture 7: The Hebrews
Note: This study guide is presented here as a historical document only. Paul Brians is retired and his courses are no longer offered by WSU.
(Duiker: 22-28)
* World Wide Web assignment due
Questions about Duiker: *Why is the alphabet of the Phoenicians important? *Why is Solomon famous? *Why was the Hebrew temple in Jerusalem important? What effect did the Assyrians have on the Hebrews? What effect did the Chaldeans have on them? What effect did the Persians have on them? *What are the main characteristics of Jewish conceptions of God? *How did the prophets transcend Jewish separateness to embrace a concern for all humanity?
Lecture topics:
- Origins of the Hebrews
- Traditions about Abraham,
- Moses
- Conquest of Canaan
- Evidence of influence of
- Canaanites on Hebrews
- The Kingdom of Israel
- Major characteristics of the principal
- kings of the united kingdom
- Saul
- David
- Solomon
- Division and Fall of the Kingdom
- When conquered and by whom
- What happened to the exiles?
- Exile and Return
- Influence of Zarathustrianism on Judaism
- Jews and Seleucids
- Oppression and revolt
- Jews and Rome
- Subjection by Rome, continued tension
- Judaism in the First and Second Centuries
- Messianism, the Bar Kochba
- revolt
- The Diaspora