14.0  The Time of Silence: Judah in Eclipse
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Last revised: 11/20/01

14.1 The Historical Situation (400-150 B.C.E.)
14.1.1 Persia's Last Days
14.1.2 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great
14.1.3 Ptolemies and Seleucids in Palestine
14.2 The Maccabean Revolt
14.3 The Word of the Lord in Difficult Times
14.3.1 The Last of the Prophets
14.3.1.1 Obdiah: A Hymn of Hate Against Edom (Obad. 1:1-21)

14.3.1.2 Malachi: The Lord Questions the Community
14.3.1.3 Joel: Prophecy and Apocalyptic
14.3.1.3.1 The locusts are coming! (Joel 1:1-2:27)

14.3.1.3.2 The great day of the Lord (Joel 2:28-3:21)

14.3.2 The Apocalyptic Writers
14.3.2.1 Zechariah 9-14
14.3.2.1.1 The day of the Lord means new life for Israel (Zech. 9:1-11:17)

14.3.2.1.2 The day of the Lord and the triumph of Jerusalem (Zech. 12:1-14:21)

14.3.2.2 Daniel: An Encourage Word for a Dark Time
14.3.2.2.1 The book: Its form
14.3.2.2.2 The book: Its contents
14.2.3.3.2.1 Stories about Daniel (Dan. 1:1-6:28)

14.2.3.3.2.2 Daniel's visions (Dan. 7:1-12:13)

14.2.3.3.2.2.1 The four beasts from the sea (Dan. 7:1-28)

14.2.3.3.2.2.2 The ram and the he-goat (Dan. 8:1-28)

14.2.3.3.2.2.3 The seventy weeks (Dan. 9:1-27)

14.2.3.3.2.2.4 The last days (Dan. 10:1-12:13)

14.3.3 The Great Debate: How to Deal with the World
14.3.3.1 Esther: Jews Should Look after Themselves
14.3.3.2 Ruth and Jonah: The Jews Have an Obligation to Others
14.3.3.2.1 The Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:1-4:18)

14.3.3.2.2 The Book of Jonah (Jonah 1:1-4:11)

14.3.3.2.2.1 Jonah, the stubborn prophet (Jonah 1:1-17)

14.3.3.2.2.2 Jonah, the prophet in the depths (Jonah 2:1-10)

14.3.3.2.2.3 Jonah, the reluctant prophet (Jonah 3:1-10)

14.3.3.2.2.4 Jonah, the angry prophet (Jonah 4:1-11)

 

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