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Alexander's World: Generals and Libraries

Explore the post-Alexander era with his 7 generals, library significance, and the Septuagint translation process. Unveil historical mysteries and broaden your understanding of ancient history.

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Alexander's World: Generals and Libraries

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  1. History & The BibleSemester 2 October 28, 2008 Joel Lampe

  2. There Is No Class Next Week • Let’s Say It Together

  3. One More Reminder • No Class Next Week

  4. Review • Library at Tarsus • Alexander  Aristotle • Aristotle  Alexander • Education, Commerce & Language • Greek – Greek - Greek

  5. Today’s Theme • Why Can’t We all Just Agree? Why Do We Have To Agree To Disagree?

  6. Alexander’s World

  7. 7 Generals to Four

  8. The Four Generals • Ptolemy Lagi --- who ruled over Egypt, Palestine, and Arabia • Antigonus --- who controlled Syria, Babylonia, and central Asia. • Cassander --- who ruled over Macedonia and Greece. • Lysimachus --- who was the ruler of Thrace and Bythinia.

  9. First General To Be Ousted? • You have a one in four chance? • Ptolemy • Antigonus • Cassander • Lysimachus

  10. Antigonus • Seleucus Takes His Place

  11. Re-Examine The Map

  12. 320ish BC - Ptolemy • Ptolemy vs Perdiccas 321 BC • Ptolemy Does Victory Lap Around Jerusalem 320 BC • The Jerusalem Academy

  13. Secure Egypt • Ptolemy knew the importance of Egypt

  14. 40 Years of War • 323BC to 283 BC • Dies at age 84 • Hands over the kingdom to • Ptolemy II

  15. First Order of Business • The Library

  16. Standard Unto Itself • Library of Babylon • Library of Tarsus • Library of Athens • Library of Pergamus • Can’t Compare

  17. The Connection • The Septuagint

  18. Very Important • Let’s Pay Attention • 72 Scholars • 12 Group of 6 • Torah Done First

  19. Rest of the Books Done… • Over the Next 40 Years

  20. As The Legend Goes • All 12 Groups Did Exact Translations • Of The Torah • The Uh-Oh Factor

  21. Big Money Prize For Who Knows? • Who Remembers The Date of the Flood in the Septuagint • First Lecture I gave?

  22. Septuagint Date of Flood • 3246 BC

  23. OH Geez – Why? • You had to pay attention in week 2… • Who is the Historian?

  24. Manetho • Hired Historian Who Wrote That Egypt’s Pharoah’s Go Back to 3200 BC • So Now What? • Intimidation? • Dead Sea Scrolls Wrong? • Bad Translation?

  25. Next Week • Here Come The Bad Guys • And No Class Next Week

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