Pfeiffer, Charles F.creatortextbibliographyHistory.miuGrand Rapids, MichBaker Book House�19591959monographiceng

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132 pages ; 23 cmCyrus, and the rise of the empire -- Cambyses, and the conquest of Egypt -- Darius, and the reorganization of the empire -- Xerxes I, and the attempted conquest of Greece -- Artaxerxes I, and the loss of Persian prestige -- The latter Achemenians, approaching the end -- The problems and progress of the Jews -- Alexander, the apostle of Hellenism -- The Jews under the Ptolemies -- The Jews under the Seleucids -- The impact of Hellenism on the Jews -- The Maccabees and the struggle against Hellenism -- The Hasmonean dynasty, growth and decay -- The Romans take over -- The origin of the Jewish sects -- Rise of the apocalyptic literature.Charles F. Pfeiffer.Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130) and index.History of Biblical eventsIsrael (Altertum)JewsHistory586 B.C.-70 A.DHistory of Biblical eventsJews Geschichte 550 v. Chr.-30. swd 586 B.C.-70 A.D fast BM176 .P39 1959220.95 P526bBC 8500Pfeiffer, Charles F.Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, �1959(OCoLC)6475882120801068738978080106873759008343PCJ71110520161109181106.0ocm00169040 eng