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The Persian Empire is when Persia was in control of the Jews. The Persian Empire was in existence during the time of Malichi. During this time the Jews were allowed to be governed by their high priests(Ignitia.com).
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The Inter-Testamental Period is the period of time in which the Old Testament ends and the New Testament begins. This period is 400 years(Ignitia.com).
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The Grecian Empire is when Greece ruled over Jerusalem. They were under the ruling of Alexander the Great. Alexander showed the Jews grace because of a dream he had. He even granted the Jews equal rights during this period(Ignitia.com).
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The Egyptian Empire was divided between four generals. During this time Egypt had forced the Jews to adopt their Greek language. The Jews were also persecuted for their opposition, and Judea eventually came under the control of Syria(Ignitia.com).
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The Maccabean family led the revolt against Antiochus. Then Judas Maccabeus became the governor of Palestine. Later Judas died in battle and his relatives fought for power. Which caused Rome to come into power(Ignitia.com).
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The Roman Empire dominated the world for hundreds of years even after Christ died. The Romans made the Jews pay taxes, to the government which the Jews hated. The Romans made an extensive road and water system, which made travel much easier. So in some respects, the Roman Empire provided an ideal setting for the coming of the Messiah(Ignitia.com). -
Jesus ascended to Heaven on the 40th day after being resurrected(Britannica). -
On Paul's first missionary journey he took Barnabas and John Mark along with him. He left for the island of Cyprus first. -
On his second missionary journey, Paul took Silas and Timothy with him. On the missionary journey, Paul founded many churches. And he ended his second journey in Ephesus. -
Paul wrote 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. These are two of the earliest writings in the New Testament. They both discuss the return of Christ so we know they were written after the ascension of Christ(Ignitia.com).
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On his third missionary trip, he went back and visited his churches and he strengthened them. He also wrote epistles to them. He encouraged the elders to continue to care for the churches. -
Group Two includes 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans. Each letter includes the teaching of practical matters.
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Group Three: Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, and Philippians. Philemon is written to one person while the other three are written to the church.
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In Group Four we find the Pastoral Epistles, Titus and 1 and 2 Timothy. These two were written to two pastors in the early church. They discuss problems that they face in their ministry(Ignitia.com).
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Since Luke did not write about the destruction of Jerusalem we can conclude that Luke wrote his letter before(Ignitia.com). -
The Romans destroyed Jerusalem. -
The Syrian Period had constant persecution. Antiochus Epiphanes killed many Jews and sold the women and children into slavery. He also forced the Jews to compromise their beliefs. Then Mattathias and his five sons began a rebellion, after Mattathias dies his sons continued the struggle and eventually won their freedom(Ignitia.com).