The Silent Years, between the Testaments

There is about 400 years between the Testament. It is called the Silent Years because no prophets seemed to have emerged during that time. It can give the impression that we don't know much about this time - but we know heaps - indeed, if you don't know about this time the Jew's of the NT can seem a bit strange to those of Ezra's time!  Here is a lesson in this important history, including the Machabees!