I. The Different Portraits of Jehovah's Servant.--II. The Prophet's Purpose.--III. The Character and Condition of Those to Whom the Prophet Appealed.--IV. The Task and Training of Jehovah's Servant.--V. Methods of Jehovah's Servant.--VI. Realization of the Ideal of Service. Section C. NEHEMIAH'S WORK IN REBUILDING THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM Neh. 1-4, 6, 7:1-5a, 12:31, 32, 37-40. I. Nehemiah's Memoirs.--II. Nehemiah's Response to the Call to Service.-- III. Obstacles that Confronted Him.--IV. His Plan of Work.--V. The Restored Walls.--VI. Completion and Dedication of the Walls. Section CI. NEHEMIAH'S SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS REFORMS Isa. 56, 58:2-12, Neh. 5, 13:4-31. I. Cruelty and Hypocrisy of the Jewish Leaders.--II. Nehemiah's Method of Correcting the Social Evils in the Community.--III. The Historical Value of Nehemiah 13.--IV. Regulations Regarding the Temple Service.-- V. Provisions Regarding Sabbath Observance and Foreign Marriages.-- VI. Significance of Nehemiah's Work. Section CII. TRADITIONAL ACCOUNT OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PRIESTLY LAW Ezra 7:1, 6-10, Neh. 7:73b-8:4a, 5, 6, 9-18, 9:1-3, 6-8. 32-38, 10:28-39b I. The Ezra Tradition.--II. The Historical Value of the Ezra Tradition.-- III. The Facts Underlying It.--IV. Origin and Aims of the Priestly Laws.--V. Their Important Regulations.--VI. Their Practical Effects. Section CIII. THE JEWISH STATE DURING THE LAST CENTURY OF PERSIAN RULE Ps. 36:5-10, Joel 2:1-29, Jos. Ant. XI, 7-8:2. I. Prosperity of the Judean Community.--II. The Growth of the Psalter.-- III. The Prophecy of Joel.--IV. Hopes of the Jews.--V. Rule of the High Priests.--VI. The Date of the Samaritan Schism.--VII. Its Nature and Consequences. THE GREEK AND MACCABEAN AGE Section CIV. THE JEWS UNDER THEIR GREEK RULERS I Mac. 1:1-4, Jos. Ant. XI, 8:7a, e, XII, 1:1b-d, g-j, 2:1a, 5d, e, 4:1d-f, 2a-f, 3b, 4a-c, 5a-c. e, 6a, 3:3a, b, c-e. I. Josephus's Histories.--II. Alexander's Conquests.--III. The Jews in Egypt and Alexandria.--IV. The Rule of the Ptolemies.--V. Fortunes of the Jews of Palestine.--VI. Conquest of Palestine by the Seleucids In 311 B.C. Section CV. THE WISE AND THEIR TEACHINGS Prov. 1:2-6, 8:1-6, 13-27, 29-35, 13:14,20, 24:5, 12:10, 20:13, 23:16, 29-35, 29:20, 15:23, 19:11, 16:32, 23:36-28, 4:25-27, 14:15, 26:12, 27:2, 4:23, 11:6, 21:3, 15:1, 3:27, 14:21, 19:17, 25:21,22, 3:11,12, 1:5,6. I. Structure and Authorship of the Book of Proverbs.--II. Date of the Different Collections.--III. The Wise in Israel's Early History.-- IV. Their Prominence in the Greek Period.--V. Their Aims.--VI. Their Methods.--VII. Their Important Teachings. Section CVI. THE DIFFERENT CURRENTS OF THOUGHT IN JUDAISM DURING THE GREEK PERIOD Ps. 19:7-14, 46, 22:27-30, Jonah 1, 2:1,10, 3, 4, Eccles. 1:12-18, 2:1-17, 24-26.