On the Fringes of Civilization

On the Fringes of Civilization

• On the Fringes of Civilization

• Impact of Indo-Europeans
• North of the Black Sea or southwestern Asia
• Migrations about 2000 B.C.
• Hittites
• Asia Minor and Anatolia
• Suppiluliumas, c. 1380-1340 B.C.

Palestine in the First Millenium B.C.

• Palestine in the First Millenium B.C.

The Hebrews: “The Children of Israel”

• The Hebrews: “The Children of Israel”

• The United Kingdom
• Saul, c. 1020-1000 B.C.
• David, c. 1000-970 B.C.
• Solomon, c. 970-930 B.C.
• Temple of Jeerusalem
• Ark of the Covenant
• The Divided Kingdom
• Kingdom of Israel
• Samaria
• Kingdom of Judah
• Jerusalem
• Assyria

The Spiritual Dimensions of Israel

• The Spiritual Dimensions of Israel
• Yahweh
• Hebrew Bible
• Torah, first five books
• Covenant, Law and Prophets
• Covenant with Yahweh
• Obedience to the law of God
• Prophets
• Social Structure of the Hebrews
• “Men of rank and influence”
• “People of the land”
• Commerce by foreigners
• Slaves

Family

• Family
• marriage
• women
• divorce
• children

• Neighbors of the Israelites

• Philistines
• Phoenicia
• Traders
• Colonies
• Alphabet

The Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires

• The Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires

The Assyrian Empire

• The Assyrian Empire
• Tiglith-pileser I (c. 1115-1077 B.C.)
• Tiglith-pileser III (744-727 B.C.)
• Ashurbanipal (669-626 B.C.E.)
• Military machine
• Army
• pioneer corps
• guerrilla warfare
• siege
• terror tactics
• Iron weapons
• Horse-drawn war chariots
• Society and culture

The Persian Empire at the Time of Darius

• The Persian Empire at the Time of Darius

Neo-Babylonian Empire

• Neo-Babylonian Empire
• Nebuchadnezzar III (605-562 B.C.)
• The Persian Empire
• Cyrus the Great (559-530 B.C.)
• Cambyses (530-522 B.C.)
• Darius (521-486 B.C.)
• Government
• Satrapies (provinces)
• Royal road – Sardis to Susa
• Persian king
• Army
• Immortals (cavalry)
• Infantry
• Zoroastrianism