Land_, 352-3, 569-71; Kent,
_Bib. Geog. and Hist._, 229, 244-5; Schurer, _H.J.P._, I, i, 250-1.
2. The history of Rome from 60 to 40 B.C. Botsford, _Hist. of Rome_,
183-97; Fowler, _Julius Caesar_; Mahaffy, _Gk. World under Roman Sway_,
ch. IV. 3. The Parthians. Hastings, _D.B._, III, 680-1.

Section CXVIII. Herod's Policy and Reign. GENERAL QUESTIONS:
1. Describe the strength and weakness of Herod's character. 2. The ways
in which he won the favor of Augustus. 3. His building activity within
his kingdom. 4. Outside of Palestine. 5. His treatment of his subjects.
6. His record as husband and father. 7. The effects of his reign.

SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH: 1. Rome under Augustus. Botsford, _Hist.
of Rome_, 204-22; Bury, _Student's Rom. Emp._, chs. I-XIV; Capes, _Early
Empire_, chs. I-III, XII-XIX. 2. Herod's Caesarea. Smith, _Hist. Geog. of
the Holy Land_, 138-41; _En. Bib._, I, 617-8; Kent, _Bib. Geog. and
Hist._, 233. 3. The various sides of Herod's character. Hastings, _D.B._,
II, 356-7; _En. Bib._, II, 2025-9; Bevan, _Jer. under the High Priests_,
148-51.

Section CXIX. Herod's Temple. GENERAL QUESTIONS: 1. Describe the
motives that inspired Herod to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem. 2. His
preparations for the work. 3. The extension of the temple area. 4. The
different gates leading to it. 5. The surrounding porches. 6. The temple
proper. 7. The temple officials. 8. The temple service.

SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH: 1. The detailed plan and dimensions of
Herod's temple. Hastings, _D.B._, IV, 711-6; _En Bib._, IV, 4943-7;
Warren, _The Temple and the Tomb_; Smith, _Jerusalem_, II, 499-520. 2. The
administration of the temple finances. Hastings, _D.B._, IV, 92-7; _En.
Bib._, IV, 4949-51; Smith, _Jerusalem_, I, 351-66. 3. The inscription
forbidding foreigners to enter the inner courts. Hastings, _D.B._, IV,
713-4.

Section CXX. The Messianic Hopes and Religious Beliefs of Judaism.
GENERAL QUESTIONS: 1. Describe the influences that determined the growth
of Israel's messianic hopes. 2. The different forms which these hopes
assumed. 3. The kingly nationalistic type of messianic hope. 4. The
characteristics and development of the apocalyptic, catastrophic type of
hope. 5. The type proclaimed by the great ethical prophets. 6. The
broadening and universalizing of Israel's messianic hopes. 7. The
influence of the Maccabean struggle upon Israel's messianic beliefs.
8. The messianic expectations of the Jews at the begin