WORDLINKS 6: Biblical History; Locating Ourselves in the Biblical Time, Old Testament

By RVA, 16 February, 2021

Important Biblical Dates: OT (BCE)	BOOK REFRENCE
1. Time of the Patriarchs Around 2000-1750: Abraham Around 1600: Jacob	Gen 12-50
2. Slavery in Egypt and Exodus Around 1750-1550: Slavery in Egypt Around 1250: Exodus event	Exodus
3. Period of the Judges Around 1200-1020: Joshua and the Judges Settlement in Palestine	Josh and Judges
4. The Time of the Kings 1020-922: United Monarchy Saul, David, Solomon	1 & 2 Sam; 1 Kgs; 1 Chron
5. Division of the Monarchy: 922-721 Kingdom of Israel (North; capital: Samaria) Kingdom of Judah (South; capital: Jerusalem) The Golden Age of the Prophets	2 Kgs; 2 Chron
6. The Exile Period 721: Fall of Samaria to the Assyrian empire (exile to Nineveh) 587: Fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian empire (exile to Babylon) Destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple (first temple) 587-539: Babylonian captivity	2 Kgs; 2 Chron; Jer 39-44, 52, Ps 137
7. Persian Era: 539-333 Restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah Construction of the second temple Law or Torah was fixed	Ezra; Neh
8. Hellenistic Period: 333-63 R333-300: Alexander the Great 300-200: Ptolemies rule (Egypt) (Septuagint) 200-175: Seleucids rule (Antioch of Syria) Beginning of the Hassidic (religious, holy) movements (roots of the Pharisees and the Essenes) Great persecution (Antiochus IV the King Syria) 175-135: Maccabean revolt: (Priest Mattathias) Judas, Jonathan and Simon Maccabeus 134-63: Hasmonaean rule	1 & 2 Macc
9. Roman Rule Begins: 63 333-300: 63: Pompey (from Rome) conquers Jerusalem 37-4: Herod the Great Sadducees and Zealots 19: Reconstruction of the temple 6: About two years before Herod’s death Jesus is born

The Origin of the OT text
Event and Oral Tradition: Around 2000 BCE >>> 90 CE
Written Tradition: Around 950 BCE >>> 90 CE
Edited Tradition: 586 BCE >>> 90 CE