RLST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Israelites, Babylonian Captivity, Book Of Deuteronomy
30 Sep 2016
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Kings: saul, david - consolidated idea of united kingdom (1000 bce) United kingdom: king solomon built the first temple (~950 bce) Believed that god"s physical body lived in the tabernacle/temple: solomon - built the first temple. Fall of kingdoms: northern - fell in 722 bce, southern - fell in 586 bce (***important date to remember***) Leadership in judea is exiled to babylon. Cyrus (persian king): allowed exiled jews from babylon to return to judea (539 bce) Ezra and nehemiah led the jews: set the idea of rebuilding the temple (led to building of the second temple) First temple rebuilt (second temple: rebuilt by ezra and nehemiah from [approximately] 538 bce - 521 bce. Many jews were upset because it was smaller than the first temple. What is the relationship between god and israel: exodus: There is mutual trust and contractual elements between god and the people: do good - receive reward, do wrong - receive punishment.
