The Makers and Teachers of Judaism From the Fall of Jerusalem to the Death of Herod the Great

Lam. 2:1-10, 5:1-18, Jer. 43:3-12, 44:1-14, 28.

I. The Significance of the Destruction of the Hebrew State.--II. The Book of Lamentations.--III. Authorship and Date of the Book.--IV. Its Real Character.--Numbers and Fortunes of the Jews Who Remained in Palestine.-- VI. Fortunes of the Jews in Egypt.--VII. The Jewish Colony at Elephantine. --VIII. The Temple of Jahu at Elephantine.

Section XCII. EZEKIEL'S MESSAGE TO HIS SCATTERED COUNTRYMEN.

Ezek. 37, 40:1, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21b, 44-47, 41:1-8a, 43:1-9, 44:9-16, 23, 24, 45:1-8.

I. The Home of the Exiles in Babylon.--II. Their New Conditions and Occupations.--III. Their Religious Life. IV. The Prophecies of Ezekiel.--

V. The Resurrection of the Dead Nation.--VI. The Divine Shepherd.-- VII. Ezekiel's Plan of the Restored Temple.

Section XCIII. THE CLOSING YEARS OF THE BABYLONIAN RULE

II Kings 25:27-30, Isa. 9:1-7, 11:1-10, 13:2-4, 11, 17, 18b, 19-22, Ezra 6:3-5, 5:14, 15, 1:5-6, I Esdr. 5:4-6, Ezra 3:2-4, 6b.

I. The Transformation of the Jews into a Literary People.--II. The Literary Activity of the Babylonian Period.--III. The Holiness Code.-- IV. The Liberation of Jehoiachin and the Hopes of the Jews.--V. The Rule of Nabonidus.--VII. Rise and Conquests of Cyrus.--VII. His Capture of Babylon.--VIII. His Treatment of Conquered Peoples.

Section XCIV. THE REBUILDING OF THE TEMPLE

Hag. 1, 2, Ezra 5:3-6:14.

I. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah.--II. The Chronicler's Conception of the Restoration.--III. Convulsions in the Persian Empire.--IV. Haggai's Effective Addresses.--V. The Attempt to Stop the Rebuilding of the Temple.--VI. The Significance of the Restoration of the Temple.

Section XCV. ZECHARIAH'S VISIONS AND ENCOURAGING ADDRESSES

Zech. 1:7-4:6a, 11-14, 8b-10, 6:9-15, 7, 8:1-8.

I. Zechariah's Ancestry and Point of View.--II. The Book of Zechariah. --III. Problems and Hopes of the Judean Community.--IV. Zechariah's Assurances of Jehovah's Care.--V. Preparations for the Crowning of Zerubbabel.--VI. Disappointment of these Patriotic Hopes.--VII. Zechariah's Later Exhortations and Predictions.

Section XCVI. ISRAEL'S TRAINING AND DESTINY

Isa. 40:1-4, 6, 31, 41:1-4, 8-10, 42:1-7, 10-15, 22-28, 44:1-5.

I. The Seventy Years Following the Rebuilding of the Temple.-- II. Spiritual Forces in Judaism.--III. Evidences that Isaiah 40-66 Were Written in Palestine.--IV. Their Probable Date.--V. Their Literary Characteristics.--VI. Their Theme and Purpose.--VII. Reasons Why Jehovah Will Restore His People.

Section XCVII. CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS WITHIN THE JUDEAN COMMUNITY

Mal. 1:6-14, 2, 3, 4:1-3, Ps. 22:1-18.

I. Date of the Book of Malachi.--II. Neglect of the Temple Service.--

III. The Need of a Great Moral Awakening.--IV. The Lot of the Faithful.-- V. The Problem of Suffering in the Literature of the Period.

Section XCVIII. THE PROBLEM AND TEACHINGS OF THE BOOK OF JOB

Job 1, 2 3:2, 11, 13-15, 17, 19, 20-22, 25, 26, 4:1-7, 17-19, 5:17-22, 26, 27, 6:1-4b, 14, 15, 20-30, 7:1-6, 9-18, 20, 21, 8:1-6, 9:1-7, 16-20, 24, 31-35, 10:9-15, 20-22, 11:1, 7-9, 13-15, 12:1-3, 13:7-18, 21-25, 14:7-10, 13-15, 18, 19, 15:4-6, 16:1-4, 11-13a, 18-21, 18:1, 5-7, 19:1, 13-15, 23-27, 20:1-5, 21:1, 7-9, 22:1-5, 23, 27, 28, 23:1-6, 25:1-4, 26:1, 27:2, 4, 5, 7-9, 29:1-5, 30:15-21, 31:5-8, 35-37, 40:2, 8, 9, 38:2-7, 8-11, 39-41, 42:2, 3, 5, 8.

I. The Structure of the Book of Job.--II. Dates of the Different Parts.-- III. The Prose Story.--IV. The Poem of Job.--V. Progress in Job's Thought.--VI. Significance of the Speeches of Job.

Section XCIX. THE TRAINING AND MISSION OF THE TRUE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH

Isa. 49:1-15, 50:4-10, 52:13-15, 53.

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.