The Jews Return to the Holy Land

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This paper discusses life in the Holy Land for the Jews after they returned from their Babylonian exile to the Palestine area. The paper discusses the role of Ezra in bringing the Jews back and the renewal of their faith. The paper also looks at how Alexander the Great brought the ethos or the value system of the Greeks to the Holy Land and then discusses Herod's role in the building of the Temple.

From the Paper:

"In 4 B.C., after the death of Herod, a revolt took place in the Holy Land, and the Roman Empire split Palestine into three districts ruled by each son of Herod. Herod's son Archelaus ruled over Judea. One of Herod's son, Herod Antipas, received the territory of Galilee north of Judea. Herod Antipas eventually beheaded John the Baptist and actually participated in the trial of Jesus. Tabor (2007) reported that Mary of Nazareth was only fourteen at the time of Herod's death when the revolts began to take place. Luke (2:5) tells of Joseph and Mary's journey to Bethlehem (p. 27). When they returned to Nazareth from Bethlehem, the revolt had left the city in ruin."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bromiley, G. W. (1995). International standard Bible encyclopedia. Richmond: Eerdman's Publishing.
• Free, J. P. (1992). Archaeology and Bible history. Boston: Zondevan.
• Tabor, J. D. (2007). The Jesus dynasty: The hidden history of Jesus, his royal family, and the birth of Christianity. New York: Simon and Schuster.
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