jerusalem key contextual info

Question 1

the old testament

Answer 1

• presents story between God and the jews
• contractual relationship between God and the jews, where jews agree to follow God’s laws
• prophecies about a messiah who will come (descended from king david)
• lowkey same this as the torah/ jewish bible

Question 2

the new testament

Answer 2

• books about jesus
• four gospels = matthew, john, luke and mark
• presented jesus in different ways

Question 3

council of chalcedon

Answer 3

• different groups of christian theologians

- coming up with a definition of jesus’ divine and human nature

Question 4

jewish messianic expectations

Answer 4

• presented in jewish scriptures
• not divine
• will create a powerful jewish state
• descended from king david
• sent by God

Question 5

how christians understood jesus’ role as messiah

Answer 5

• liberation for all (spiritual not political)
• reconnected relationship with God
• divine

Question 6

roman authorities

Answer 6

• representative of roman empire

- unpopular = high taxes, foreign rule

Question 7

zealots

Answer 7

• terrorist organisation
• actively involved against romans
• messianic expectations (jewish messiah)

Question 8

sadducees

Answer 8

• important jewish group
• high status, links to romans
• rejected the idea of resurrection
• jesus = potential threat
• ^believe he was claiming to be jewish messiah, could undermine relationship the jews had with the romans
• could support the view that they falsely accused jesus of political crime

Question 9

pharisees

Answer 9

• another important group of jews
• high status in society
• legalistic approach to morality
• main concern = everyone kept to law, and traditions in exact detail
• kept themselves apart from ordinary people
• legalistic approach = made them not loving or just

Question 10

jesus v pharisees

Answer 10

-healing on the sabbath
-jesus = claiming to be divine
-doing miracles
-jesus = rejected jewish teachings about morality
=confused and threatened by him