The Jews returned to Judah and rebuilt the temple. Nehemiah rebuilt the
walls of the city, and the people renewed the covenant with God, but
the Davidic kingdom was not restored. Alexander the Great conquered the
Persian Empire in 333 B.C. After his death, Judea was controlled first
by the Ptolemies, then by the Seleucids. Antiochus Epiphanes oppressed
the Jews, leading to the Maccabean revolt and the Hasmonean dynasty.
The development of second Temple Judaism: Pharisees and Sadducees. Rome
conquers Judea and Herod becomes king.
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