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Herod’s Building Projects

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Herod’s Palace, Jerusalem

Model, Holyland Hotel

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Antonia Fortress, Jerusalem

Model, Holyland Hotel

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SW of Temple complex

(photo by S. Shoemaker)

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Caesarea Theatre

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Herodium Fortress

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D. Falk, 2002

dfalk@oregon.uoregon.edu

  • Biblical Story
    • 1.1. Context
      • 1.1.1. Coinage
    • 1.2. Creation of Humanity
      • 1.2.1. Beginnings of the world.
      • 1.2.2. Story of the Garden. Genesis 2:4-3:24
      • 1.2.3. Noah and the Flood. Genesis 6:5-22
      • 1.2.4. Tower of Babel. Genesis 11:1-8
    • 1.3. Creation of a People
      • 1.3.1. The Call of Abram. Genesis 11:31-12:9
      • 1.3.2. God’s Covenant with Abraham. Genesis 15-18
      • 1.3.3. The Birth of Isaac. Genesis 21:1-7
      • 1.3.4. The Sacrifice of Isaac. Genesis 22:1-19
      • 1.3.5. The Birth of Jacob and Esau. Genesis 25:19-27
      • 1.3.6. God’s Promise to Jacob. Genesis 28:10-17
      • 1.3.7. Jacob becomes Israel. Genesis 32
      • 1.3.8. Israel in Egypt. Exodus 1:1-22
      • 1.3.9. God calls Moses. Exodus 2-3
      • 1.3.10. The Exodus from Egypt. Exodus 12:1-13:16
      • 1.3.11. Covenant at Sinai. Exodus 19:1-20:26
      • 1.3.12. Tabernacle. Exodus 20:24-26; 25:8-9.
      • 1.3.13. Zeal of Phinehas. Numbers 25
    • 1.4. Settlement of the Land
      • 1.4.1. Joshua succeeds Moses. Joshua 1:1-9
      • 1.4.2. Conquest of Jericho. Joshua 6:1-7, 16-21; 7:1-26
    • 1.5. Establishment of a Monarchy
      • 1.5.1. Israel Gets a King. 1 Samuel 8:1-10:25
      • 1.5.2. Promise of Davidic dynasty. 2 Samuel 7:1-16
      • 1.5.3. Solomon’s Temple. 1 Kings 6:1-2, 19-22
    • 1.6. Division of the Kingdom
      • 1.6.1. Civil War. 1 Kings 12:16-20
    • 1.7. Destruction of Northern Kingdom
      • 1.7.1. God rejects his people. Hosea 1:6-8
      • 1.7.2. Assyrian Conquest. 2 Kings 17
      • 1.7.3. Hope for restoration. Hosea 3:4-5.
    • 1.8. Exile of Judah
      • 1.8.1. God’s case against Israel. Isaiah 1:1-20
      • 1.8.2. God will abandon the Temple. Jeremiah 7.
      • 1.8.3. Destruction and exile. 2 Kings 23:26-27; 24:10-14; 25:8-11
      • 1.8.4. The Fall of Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar Tablet
    • 1.9. Return from Exile
      • 1.9.1. 2 Chronicles 36:22
  • Heritage
    • 1.1. Institutions
      • 1.1.1. Kings, Priests, and Prophets. Deuteronomy 17:14-18:22
      • 1.1.2. Aaronic priesthood. Exodus 28:40-29:9
      • 1.1.3. Israel Gets a King. 1 Samuel 8:1-10:25
      • 1.1.4. Davidic Dynasty. 2 Samuel 7:1-17
      • 1.1.5. Prophet Rebukes King David. 1 Samuel 11:1-12:15
      • 1.1.6. Dedication of the Temple. 1 Kings 8:22-30
      • 1.1.7. Elijah and Baal’s Prophets. 1 Kings 18:1-19:18
      • 1.1.8. Tabernacle/Temple
    • 1.2. God.
      • 1.2.1. God is One. Deuteronomy 6:4-25
      • 1.2.2. God is Loyal. Deuteronomy 7:9–10
      • 1.2.3. God’s Mercy. Exodus 34:6
    • 1.3. Israel.
      • 1.3.1. Children of Abraham. Isaiah 51:1-2.
      • 1.3.2. Israel as God’s Son. Hosea 11:1
      • 1.3.3. Covenant with Israel. Exodus 19:5-6
      • 1.3.4. Election of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6-8
    • 1.4. Torah
      • 1.4.1. The Decalogue. Exodus 20.
      • 1.4.2. Code of Law. Exodus 21:1-23:19
      • 1.4.3. Law of Gleanings. Leviticus 19:9-10
      • 1.4.4. Obedience to God. Deuteronomy 6:4-25
      • 1.4.5. Love and serve God. Deuteronomy 11:13-21
      • 1.4.6. Reward and Punishment. Leviticus 26:1-45
    • 1.5. Exile
      • 1.5.1. Lament over Jerusalem. Psalm 137
      • 1.5.2. Lament for Jerusalem. Lamentations 1:1-4
    • 1.6. Hopes for the Future
      • 1.6.1. Restoration of Davidic Dynasty. Jeremiah 25:1-8
      • 1.6.2. A New Covenant. Jeremiah 31
      • 1.6.3. Utopia under Davidic king. Isaiah 11:1-9
      • 1.6.4. Comfort for exiles. Isaiah 40:1-5; 52:1-10
      • 1.6.5. Return of exiles. Isaiah 60
      • 1.6.6. Restoration of Israel. Ezekiel 37:1-27
      • 1.6.7. Restoration of Temple. Ezekiel
      • 1.6.8. Judgment. Malachi 3:1
      • 1.6.9. Day of the Lord. Joel 2
    • 1.7. Sacrifice and Offerings
      • 1.7.1. Sacrifice. Exodus 20:24
      • 1.7.2. Daily Sacrifices. Exodus 29:38-46
      • 1.7.3. Burnt Sacrifices. Leviticus 1:1-17
      • 1.7.4. Grain Offerings. Leviticus 2:1-3
      • 1.7.5. Purification offerings for unintentional sins. Leviticus 4:27-35
      • 1.7.6. Consecration of First-Born. Exodus 13
      • 1.7.7. Confession and sacrifice. Leviticus 5:1-13
      • 1.7.8. Justice over Sacrifice. Isaiah 1:12-20 (RSV)
      • 1.7.9. Critique of Sacrifice. Amos 5:21-27
    • 1.8. Purity Laws
      • 1.8.1. Clean and unclean. Leviticus 11:45
      • 1.8.2. Clean and unclean animals. Leviticus 11:1-47
      • 1.8.3. Skin Disease. Leviticus 13:1-8; 14:1-23
      • 1.8.4. Bodily Discharges. Leviticus 15:1-24
      • 1.8.5. Forbidden Sexual Relations. Leviticus 18:1-19
      • 1.8.6. Purity Laws for Priests. Leviticus 21:1-24
    • 1.9. Sabbath and Festivals
      • 1.9.1. Sabbath Law. Exodus 23:12
      • 1.9.2. Seventh Day. Genesis 2:1-3
      • 1.9.3. The Fourth Commandment. Exodus 20:8-11
      • 1.9.4. Sabbath Law. Exodus 31:12-17
      • 1.9.5. Trampling the Sabbath. Isaiah 58:13-14
      • 1.9.6. Sabbath Prohibitions. Jeremiah 17:19-27
      • 1.9.7. Pilgrimmage Festivals. 23:14–15
      • 1.9.8. Festivals. Leviticus 23:1-44
      • 1.9.9. Passover. Exodus 12:14-20
      • 1.9.10. Day of Atonement. Leviticus 16:1-34
      • 1.9.11. Sabbatical Year. Exodus 23:10–11
      • 1.9.12. Sabbatical and Jubilee Year. Leviticus 25:1-24
    • 1.10. Piety
      • 1.10.1. Prayer for forgiveness of sin. Psalm 51:1-19
      • 1.10.2. The glory of Torah. Psalm 119:1-16, 33-35
      • 1.10.3. Song of praise to God. Psalm 150:1-6
    • 1.11. The Way of Wisdom
      • 1.11.1. The way of the righteous and the wicked. Psalm 1:1-6
      • 1.11.2. The inscrutability of God. Job 38:1-21
      • 1.11.3. A time for everything. Ecclesiastes 3:1-9, 17-22
    • 1.12. Exclusivity and Universalism
      • 1.12.1. Numbers 23:9
      • 1.12.2. Deuteronomy 7:1-11
      • 1.12.3. Isaiah 19:18-25
      • 1.12.4. Isaiah 56:1-8
      • 1.12.5. Isaiah 60:1-7
  • The Persian Period
  • Foundations of Torah Judaism
  • Jews in the Hellenistic World
  • Jewish Identity
  • Maccabean Revolt
  • Sectarianism
  • Roman Rule over Palestine
  • The Jesus Movement
  • Christianity
  • The War with Rome
  • Academy and Synagogue
  • Rabbinic Literature
  • Rabbinic Thought
  • Worship of God
  • Jewish Life
  • Mysticism
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