Download Free Charts from the 2025 Bethel Class

These charts describe the period between the Old and New Testaments. They are based on my book The Bridge to the New Testament: A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period. They cover:

• A study of ancient calendars and time
• Archaeology and geography of the times
• An overview of Old Testament history
• The Greek Empire (starring Alexander the Great)
• The Ptolemaic Empire (starring Cleopatra)
• The Seleucid Empire (starring Antiochus IV Epiphanes)
• The Maccabean dynasty (starring Judas Maccabeus)
• The Hasmonean dynasty
• The Herodian dynasty (starring Herod the Great, formerly known as Herod the So-So)
• The prefects, procurators, legates, and governors of Rome over Judaea (starring Pontius Pilate)
• The Roman conquest of Jerusalem (starring Vespasian and Titus)
• Roman history and government (starring Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, and a bunch of others)
• Jewish politics (the beginnings of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and others)
• Jewish festivals and holidays (including all the feasts of the Bible)
• The three Jewish Temples and three Temple Mounts
• How to visit Jerusalem today and see what Jesus saw
• The writings of the period (starring the Apocrypha)
• Money of the period (really, a widow's mite?)
• Life in ancient times
• Bonus: The last week of Jesus (was He crucified on Thursday?)

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