ENGC16H3 Lecture Notes - Babylonian Captivity, Cyrus The Great, Cup-Bearer
Document Summary
*concordance will tell you every mention of a particular word in the bible/book. Jerusalem conquered by babylonian king nebuchadnezzar in 587 bce (before common era) This is the end of the jewish people as a nation. Intellectuals and upper class are forced to leave jerusalem and go to babylon. Babylon exile last until 538 bce. Good leader; doesn"t impose his religion on anybody. In 538 bce, king cyrus of persia (in control of babylon) at this time, allows return he did not discriminate, but rather allowed people to practice their own religion. Some go back to jerusalem and some choose to stay. He also provides the means to rebuild their temple which was destroyed. Chronicler takes the history & re-writes it so changes are made de-emphasizes the role of pple & emphasizes faith & relgion. Things are not going well politically so there"s an emphasis on religion. Ezra (a priest) & nehemiah (a political leader/governer of judah)
