JEREMIAH, ZEDEKIAH, HULDAH, BARUCH, (NECHO), GEDALIAH, LAMENTATIONS, PASHUR,  MERKABAH, TAMMUZ, GOG

EV I, EV II, EV III, (QOHELETH), (VANITY), UNDER THE SUN,  (ZAKAN), WISDOM,  (MASHAL), PROVERB A, PROVERB B, PROVERB C, JOB, SATAN, BILDAD THE SHUHITE, EUCATASTROPHE, (HABAKKUK), DANIEL, MESHACH, NEBUCHADNEZZAR, BELSHAZZAR

BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY, CYRUS, ZERUBBABEL, EZRA, NEHEMIAH, HAGGAI, VATICINIUM EX EVENTU,  MALACHI, SYNAGOGUE, ANTIOCHUS EPHIPHANES, MACCABEES

*EV I, EV II, and EV III are any three Ecclesiastes verses of your choice.  "Proverb A," "Proverb B, and Proverb C" are to be any three proverbs of your choice.

PART II--ESSAYS

 A. There are many ways in which the messages of the Hebrew prophets are rightly referred to as "burdens."  Clearly, however, these burdens were worth bearing. One can see both the prophetic burden and the reasons for bearing in Amos and Isaiah. Comment.

B. There are many ways in which the messages of the Hebrew prophets are rightly referred to as "burdens. Clearly, however, these burdens were worth bearing.  One can see both the prophetic burden and the reasons for bearing it in Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Comment.

C.  The people of Ancient Israel may not have added much to human knowledge, but their contributions to human wisdom are very impressive.  Especially important are their explorations of the problem of evil. Comment.

D.  For Jews during the exile and for the post-exilic Jewish community, nothing seemed so important as Jerusalem and the temple.  Yet it was the long struggle to rebuild and maintain the city and the sanctuary that enabled the Jewish community to survive without either. Something came together that enabled the Jews to survive against all odds, and still enables them to survive against all odds today.  Just a book.  But it's *the* book: the most important book ever written--and a book that I hope this very strange class has helped you to better understand.  Comment. 

Note:  Coins and Judaean History (http://www.electriciti.com/garstang/judaean/index.html) is an excellent online resource for the 168 BC--AD 135 period of Hebrew history.  If lecture seemed confusing, be sure to read through the material on this site.