A Summary of the History of Judea from the Fall of Jerusalem (587 BCE) to the Destruction of the Temple (68 CE)
Write an essay summarizing the history of Judea from the Fall of Jerusalem to the Destruction of the Temple. Utilize the film, “The Bible’s Buried Secrets” for a perspective on the importance of the period of the Babylonian Exile. Emphasize the important and distinctive turning points in the exile, the Persian Period, the Hellenistic Period, and the Roman Era. Use the Elephantine Papyri, the Nippur tablets, and the document from “The Bible’s Buried Secrets” to describe the Jewish Diaspora. Show how the Hellenistic era promoted elements of diversity within Judaism, and brought on a quest for a true Israel. Describe the history of Judea that became a background for the Dead Sea Scrolls. When were the scrolls found? Who were the scroll writers, and what did the community believe? When were the scrolls put in the caves?
