Gospels- Jesus' Career

Acts of the Apostles- successful upsurge of the church

Letters

Revelation

Among the Jews, Tax collectors or ______________ became special objects of class hatred

Babylon Falls to Persian Empire

Persian King, Cyrus, is a benevolent ruler. Gives Jews permission to return to Palestine and rebuild temple. 50,000 go back

Destruction of Temple in Jerusalem

Titus razed jerusalem and Herod's Temple in 70 A.D.

"Abomination of Desolation" Set up in the Temple

Jewish Temple was turned over the the cult of Olympian Zeus, whose image was erected upon the altar. Pigs were offered as sacrifies. Jews were forbidden to practice circumcision. No sabbath, no feasts. Copies of Hebrew scripture were destroyed. One scribe was beaten to death because he refused to eat pork. Many devout Jews suffered martydom

Temple Rededicated to yahweh

Antiochus decided to make peace with the Jewish insurgents. The ban on the practice of Judaism was lifed, Worship of Yahweh was resumed in teh purified Temple. Ever since, this has been celebrated annually by Jews on 25th of Dec. as the feast of Hanukka (Dedication). This was the date of an ancient winter solstice ritual which now recieved new significance

Herod the Great/ 20 B.C.

Herod begins Rebuilding the Temple

Herod wanted to leave a legacy. Rebuilding the temple was done on a grander scale than Solomon's temple.

Alexander the Great conquers Palestine

Conquered the Persian Empire in only 3 years.

Caiaphas Appointed High Priest

Joseph Caiaphas, son-in-law of Annas, was appointed High Priest by the Roman Procurator Grantus

 

Romans called it Judea but was also known as Palestine (corruption of the word Philistine)

Ptolemies: Empire centered in Egypt, Capital Alexandria

Seleucids: Empire centered in Syria, Antioch was its capital

The story of Jesus' death and resurection had to do with a recent historial figure; the myths usualy had to so with personification of vegetation processes and thus did not move on the plane of history at all, much less recent history.

The mythological gods did not rise in full bodily resurrection, but revived only in part or merely in the world of the dead.

1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, Tolbit, Judith, Additions to book of Ester, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah, Susana, bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees

Jews were looking for the Messiah to come.

But they did not expect the Messiah to be a divine as well as human being, or to suffer, die and rise from the dead for their salvation from Sin

Authorship by an apostle or by an apostolic associate

Rationale: The canon of the NT consists of the authoritative record and interpretation of GOd's self-revelation through Jesus Christ.

an authors writing secretary

Pharisees

heirs ofthe interestamental hasmoneans. Wielded plitical influence

means: "members of the supreme council"

Jews of Diaspora fell into 2 classes

1. Hebaists: retained Jewish faith, language, and customs

2. Hellenists, adopted Greek Language

Philo: Jewish Philosopher

Greek for proclimation or preaching

redaction criticism