The destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile were a great catastrophe in the history of the Jewish Nation.
What really happened during that dark, fateful age, and how did new opportunities arise from the ashes?
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Welcome to the first module of "The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem"! In this module you will be introduced to the geopolitical reality of the time of the Assyrian empire, followed by the Neo-Babylonian. We hope you'll find the videos informative and interesting. We encourage you to use the discussion forums in order to raise any questions or thoughts you might have after watching the videos.
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16 videos•Total 128 minutes
Course trailer•3 minutes
Welcome•2 minutes
The Babylonian Period•9 minutes
The Early Persian Period•3 minutes
Modern Scholarship•2 minutes
Course Overview•3 minutes
Geopolitical Background•7 minutes
The outcome of the Assyrian conquest and the Geopolitical situation in the Levant•11 minutes
Fall of Assyria (A)•14 minutes
Fall of Assyria (B)•11 minutes
Rise of Neo-Babylonian Empire•9 minutes
Babylonian chronicles•12 minutes
Babylonian-Egyptian struggle•12 minutes
Summary of part 1•2 minutes
Rise of The Egyptian 26th Dynasty (Optional)•19 minutes
The Rise of Judah (Optional)•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended reading for Week 1•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 1 quiz•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 5 minutes
Opening survey•5 minutes
Judah Under Babylonian Rule
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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The second module deals with Judah under Babylonian rule. We will learn about the Babylonian Conquest of Hattu-land and Judah, the events that lead to Jehoiakim's revolt and its outcome, and the changes in the Babylonian policy towards Judah following this revolt. You are welcome to raise questions for discussion regarding these topics.
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7 videos•Total 69 minutes
Introduction to Week 2•4 minutes
Babylonian conquest of Hattu-land (A)•12 minutes
Babylonian conquest of Hattu-land (B)•8 minutes
Babylonian conquest of Judah•9 minutes
Jehoiakim’s revolt (A)•11 minutes
Jehoiakim’s revolt (B)•12 minutes
Babylonian arrangements•13 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended Reading Week 2•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 2 quiz•30 minutes
The Days of the Destruction of Jerusalem
Module 3•2 hours to complete
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This module deals with Zedekiah's rebellion and the destruction of Judah.You are invited to watch the following units and learn about the Egyptian intervention, the reasons for Zedekiah's revolt, and the history of the destruction of Judah.
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7 videos•Total 74 minutes
Introduction to Week 3•9 minutes
The Egyptian intervention (A)•9 minutes
The Egyptian intervention (B)•8 minutes
The causes of Zedekiah’s rebellion•13 minutes
History of destruction (A)•11 minutes
History of destruction (B)•14 minutes
History of destruction (C)•10 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended Reading for Week 3•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 3 quiz•30 minutes
Gedaliah son of Ahikam
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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In this module we will learn about the transition of the capital city from Jerusalem to Mizpah and the governorship of Gedaliah son of Ahikam in Mizpah following the destruction. We encourage you to use the discussions to ask about anything that isn't clear or raise your own ideas regarding the material you learned.
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8 videos•Total 83 minutes
Introduction – between Jerusalem and Mizpah•7 minutes
Gedaliah and his status•15 minutes
Gedaliah as the governor of Judah: the text (A)•11 minutes
Gedaliah as the governor of Judah: the text (B)•6 minutes
Gedaliah as the governor of Judah: the history (A)•12 minutes
Gedaliah as the governor of Judah: the history (B)•15 minutes
Theology of the destruction (Konrad Schmid)•14 minutes
Summary of Week 4•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended Reading for Week 4•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 4 quiz•30 minutes
Archaeology of the sixth century BCE
Module 5•3 hours to complete
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After learning of the days of the destruction and the historical role of Gedaliah son of Ahikam, you are invited to watch the lessons of the fifth module, which deals with the archaeology of the Babylonian Period. We will explore the magnificent finds from Ramat Rahel, the stamp impressions and what they can teach us about continuity or discontinuity in this period and the fate of Jerusalem and Judah following the destruction. I also recommend watching the optional videos which deal with additional interesting research topics.
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12 videos•Total 116 minutes
Introduction to Week 5•4 minutes
Ramat Rahel as a starting point•14 minutes
Stamped jar handles from the seventh and sixth century BCE (Ido Koch)•9 minutes
Lion Stamp Impressions•5 minutes
The continuity in the sixth century BCE•7 minutes
Destruction and changes in the material culture (A)•10 minutes
Destruction and changes in the material culture (B)•7 minutes
Destruction and changes in the material culture (C)•13 minutes
What between the results and the historical reconstruction•9 minutes
Summary of Week 5•3 minutes
Problems in research (Optional)•17 minutes
The rural hinterland of Jerusalem (Dr. Yuval Gadot) (Optional)•19 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended Reading for Week 5•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Week 5 quiz•30 minutes
The restoration of Jerusalem in the early Persian Period
Module 6•3 hours to complete
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The last module of our course will deal with different aspects of the Persian period: the cult of Jerusalem, changes in Jerusalem's status, the Judahite diaspora, the fall of Babylon and much more. We hope you will enjoy this final module which closes the story of Jerusalem's fall and rise.
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12 videos•Total 118 minutes
The Babylonian and Persian Periods: Methodological Perspective•14 minutes
The Fall of Babylon (Prof. David Vanderhooft)•12 minutes
The Cult and the Temple in Jerusalem•12 minutes
Slow Changes in the Geopolitical Situation•4 minutes
Urbanization and Ruralism•7 minutes
The Persian Interests in the Hill Country•4 minutes
The Status of Jerusalem and Persian Interests•6 minutes
Changes in the Status of Jerusalem•11 minutes
Polemic Literature in Persian Period Yehud – Joshua 9 (Dr. Cynthia Edenburg)•17 minutes
The Babylonian Deportations and the Judahite Diaspora in Babylonia (Prof. David Vanderhooft)•22 minutes
Summary of Part 6•2 minutes
Final Summary of the Course•7 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recommended Reading for week 6•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Final Exam•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 3 minutes
Post Course Survey•3 minutes
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