The Seventy's Course in Theology, First Year / Outline History of the Seventy and A Survey of the Books of Holy Scripture

by B. H. Roberts

LESSON X.

HISTORICAL INTERIM BETWEEN RESTORATION OF JUDAH AND COMING OF MESSIAH.

ANALYSIS.	REFERENCES.
I. Status of Israel Under Ezra's and Nehemiah's Polity. II. Palestine Under Persia. III. Palestine Under Macedonia, i. e., Alexander. IV. Palestine Under Egypt. V. Revolt of the Maccabees. VI. Palestine Under the Romans. VII. Birth of Messiah.	Books I and II of the Maccabees.[1] Chronological Tables, Seventy's Bible Dictionary. Josephus' Antiquities Books XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV; Bible Treasury, pp. 189, 190. Oxford and other Bible Helps, generally give summary of this period. Note 1.

SPECIAL TEXT: "M. K. B. I." (Maccabees) "Mi-Kamoka Baelim, Ihovah"—"who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods?"—MOSES.