Matthew and Mark Flashcards
Five Horizontal Zones
- Above (upper) Galilee ( Wet/ Inaccessible)
- Beside (lower) Galilee (Jesus’ home )
- Carmel and Jezreel (Baal)
- Negev (south/Dry )- Below dead sea
- Desert (wilderness)- Peninsula
Five vertical zones
- Coastal Plain
- Shephelah
- Central Mountain range
- Syrian- African ( Jordan) rift
- Eastern Plateau
Geography of Palestine
Five vertical Zones Five Horizontal Zones Four seas Three continents Two Worlds One God
Four Seas
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Three Continents
Europe
Asia
Africa
Two Worlds
Land of Honey
Land of Milk
Land of Honey
North- Less space, more water Farmers - Predictable -Noisy and congested -Manageable Focus on -Extras -People as individuals Nominal religion Mixture of Judaism & Hellenism
Land Of Milk
South- More space, less water Shepherds life is -unpredictable -silent and lonely -exhausting Focus on -Essentials -People in community people are spiritual- Center of Hebrew worship
Family life in Israel
Labor & Occupations Food production Banking/Dept Crafts/Manufacturing Leisure/ games Travel/ Language Marriage Religion Death & Burial
Labor and Occupations
Honorable Dishonorable slave Trade guilds Food Production - Agriculture -fishing - Shepherds
Matthew 22:37-38 NIV
[37] Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ [38] This is the first and greatest commandment.
Banking, Travel & Language
Money Changers
Pax Roman ( Roman Peace)
Multi-lingual ( Greek, Aramaic, Latin)
Fun & Games
State Supported Large Masses of people - Circus Maximus -Coliseum -Arenas -Gymnasiums -Public baths Political overtones Theatrical performances
Death and Burial
80% died before the age of 30
Cremation/ Burial options
Celebrations in the tombs
Ossuaries
New Testament Culture
Hellenistic ( Greek Influence )
what happened in AD 70?
The destruction of Jerusalem ( the temple was destroyed)
3 Different Herod’s
Herod the Great (King, all of Palestine, 37-4 B.C; Matthew 2:1-18) Herod Archelaus (Ethnarch, Judea, Idumea and Samaria, 4 BC - 6 AD; Matthew 2: 19-23) Herod Antipas (Tetrarch, Galilee and Perea, 4BC- 39 AD; Matt 14:1-12; Luke 23: 1-12 )