I. Influences that Gave Rise to the Jewish Parties.--II. Character and Beliefs of the Pharisees.--III. Of the Sadducees.--IV. Of the Essenes. Section CXV. THE LIFE AND FAITH OF THE JEWS OF THE DISPERSION Jos. Ant. XII, 3:1a, VII, 3:3a, b, 10:2d-3e, XIII, 10:4, Wisd. Of Sol. 6:12-16, 7:25-8:1, 7, 1:1-8, 12-15, 2:23-3:1, 5:15, 16, 11:24-12:2, 15:1-3. I. Conditions of the Jews in Antioch and Asia Minor.--II. In Egypt.-- III. The Jewish Temple at Leontopolis.--IV. Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek.--V. Apologetic Jewish Writings.--VI. The Wisdom of Solomon.--VII. Its Important Teachings. Section CXVI. THE DECLINE OF THE MACCABEAN KINGDOM Jos. Jew. War, I, 4:1-4c, 5c, 6a, c, 8c, d, 5:1-7:7. I. The Character and Policy of Alexander Janneus.--II. The Effects of His Rule.--III. Alexandra's Reign.--IV. Quarrels between Hyrcanus and Aristobulus.--V. Rome's Intervention.--VI. Cause of the Fall of the Jewish Kingdom.--VII. Political, Intellectual, and Religious Effects of the Maccabean Struggle. THE RULE OF ROME Section CXVII. THE RISE OF THE HERODIAN HOUSE Jos. Jew. War, I, 8:2, 4a, 5-7, 9b, 9:1, 3a-6b, 10:1, 2a, 3a, 4, 5a, b, 11:1, 4, 6, 12:3-5, 13:1a, Jos. Ant. XIV, 13:1, Jos. Jew. War, I, 13:7, 8c, 14:1b, 2, 4, 15:3, 4, 16:1, 17:1, 8, 9a, 18:1, 2c, 4a. I. The Fruitless Struggle against Rome.--II. Antipater's Policy.-- III. Herod's Early Record.--IV. The Parthian Conquest.--V. Herod Made King of the Jews. Section CXVIII. HEROD'S POLICY AND REIGN Jos. Jew. War, I, 19:1, 2a, 20:1, 2, 3b-4a, 21:13, 1-4, 6a-8a, 9a-10a, 11, 22:1-4, 23:1a, d, 2a-c, d-3a, 24:1a, 27:1, 2a, 6b, 28:1a, 29:2c, 30:5a, 31:1a, 33:1, 7, 8a. I. Herod's Character.--II. His Attitude toward Rome. III. His Building Activity.--IV. His Attitude toward His Subjects.--V. The Tragedy of His Domestic Life.--VI. Effects of His Reign. Section CXIX. HEROD'S TEMPLE Jos. Ant. XV, 11:1a, 2c, 3a-l, 4a, g, 5a-g, h-k, 6. I. Herod's Motives.--II. Preparations for the Rebuilding of the Temple.-- III. The Approaches to the Temple.--IV. The Organization of the Temple. Section CXX. THE MESSIANIC HOPES AND THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF JUDAISM Sibyl. Oracles, III, 7:67-84, 17:23-46, Enoch 46:1-3, 48:3-6, 49:27-29, 51:1, 2. I. The Growth of Israel's Messianic Hopes.--II. The Kingly, Nationalistic Type of Messianic Hope.--III. The Apocalyptic, Catastrophic Type.--IV. The Ethical and Universalistic Type.--V. The Messianic Hopes of Judaism at the Beginning of the Christian Era. APPENDIX I. A PRACTICAL BIBLICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY APPENDIX II. GENERAL QUESTIONS AND SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH. LIST OF MAPS AND CHARTS JEWISH AND CONTEMPORARY CHRONOLOGY FROM 597 TO 165 B.C. THE EMPIRES OF BABYLONIA, PERSIA, AND ALEXANDER THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN PALESTINE DURING THE PERSIAN AND GREEK PERIODS THE JERUSALEM OF NEHEMIAH CHRONOLOGY OF THE MACCABEAN AND ROMAN PERIODS PALESTINE DURING THE MACCABEAN PERIOD * * * * *