Annals of the Jewish Nation during the Period of the Second Temple (1832 Alexander), book

Annals of the Jewish Nation during the Period of the Second Temple (1832) is a book by Archibald Alexander.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Jonathan Leavitt, 1832 and in Boston: Crocker & Brewer, 1832.

Table of contents

• 1. History of the Jews, from the edict of Cyrus permitting their return to their own land, to the finishing of the Second Temple
• 2. The history of the Jews, from the completion of the building of the Temple, to the mission of Nehemiah
• 3. The history of the Jews, from the arrival of Nehemiah, to the invasion of Asia by Alexander the Great
• 4. The history of the Jews during the reign of Alexander the Great
• 5. The history of the Jews, during the time of the immediate successors of Alexander the Great, to the death of Onias the high priest
• 6. The history of the Jews, from the accession of Simon the Just
• 7. Retrospect of the succession of kings and high priests who had authority over Judea, until the death of Simon the Just
• 8. The history of the Jews, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus
• 9. Origin of the Sadducees
• 10. The history of the Jews, from the death of Ptolemy Philadelphus
• 11. Ptolemy Euergetes an encourager of learning
• 12. Accession of Ptolemy Philopater to the throne of Egypt
• 13. Judea falls under the power of Antiochus
• 14. Asmonean family of Modin
• 15. History of Judas continued
• 16. The war renewed
• 17. Onias obtains the favor of the king and queen of Egypt
• 18. Carthage and Corinth destroyed in the same year
• 19. Jonathan renews his league with the Romans and Lacedemonians
• 20. Antiochus invades Judea
• 21. Remarkable season
• 22. Hyrcanus succeeded by Aristobulus his son, who forces the Itureans to embrace the Jewish religion, as his father had the Idumeans
• 23. Alexander bequeaths the kingdom of Judea to Alexandra his wife
• 24. Octavius Cesar born
• 25. The Julian year
• 26. Herod obtains the favor of Antony and is solemnly appointed king of Judea
• 27. Herod established on the throne of Judea
• 28. Ananias made high priest by Herod in the place of Antigonus deceased
• 29. Divine judgments on the land
• 30. Herod visits his sons at Rome
• 31. Antipater conspires against the life of his father
• 32. Joseph returns from Egypt
• 33. Procuratorship of Valerius Gratus
• 34. Preaching of the apostles
• 35. Fadus made procurator of Judea
• 36. Rome set on fire by Nero
• 37. Vespasians preparations for carrying on the war

External links

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