Journey: Lesson 19 - Persecution And Hope

This is lesson 19 of the Journey Bible Study Program series. This lesson gives a description of the main events affecting the people of God and the sacred literature produced in the years between 175 and 20 BC.Chapter 1 describes the beginning of the revolt against the Seleucid king,, Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Chapter 2 is a description of apocalyptic literature as found in the book of Daniel. Chapter 3 describes the main events of the Maccabean revolt. Chapter 4 describes the teaching of the Book of Wisdom on immortality, on Wisdom and on the love which the Lord has for all he has made.