Prophecies for Bayit Sheini: Chaggai, Zechariah, Malachi

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This course explores the period of Shivat Zion - the return to the Land of Israel after Galut Bavel, with the building of Bayit Sheini and Jewish resettlement of the land. Following this last historical period discussed in Tanakh, the Tanakh was officially closed, or 'canonized'. The course examines the prophetic works associated with this period - Chaggai, Zechariah, and Malachi - accompanied by discussion of historical aspects of the period as noted in the Book of Ezra.