After the Kingdom of Judea fell to the Babylon, the Jewish people went through centuries of Empires ruling over them, from the Babylonian rule, to the Persian rule, to the Greek rule, the brief Maccabean period, and finally the Roman period, which of course is where we pick up in the New Testament. While every ruling empire was different, and not all the ruling empires put the Jewish people in captivity, all oppressed, repressed, or suppressed the people of Israel in some way. Please discuss what it would feel like if you were Jewish person during this time of great uncertainty. How would you feel if your people were constantly being conquered by another empire?
Videos and links pertaining to assignment:
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/dust-glory-new-testament/the-intertestamental-period-nt
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55989/the-apocrypha
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Maccabees%206&version=NRSVUE