Political background of New Testament Flashcards
The world into which Jesus came
Greco Roman World
Palestine was under the rein of?
Ptolemys and Seleucids
Who lead the rising of the Roman Empire?
Octavius or Augustus Ceasar
The Romans gave good government, military genius, and political peace and contributed to the spread of Gospel.
Pax Romana
Responsible for the death of John the baptizer
The Herodians, Herold Antipas
Who ordered to kill the children in order to kill baby Jesus?
Herod the Great
Started from Abraham when God called him with a promise
the Covenant Community
The Old testament formula: Obey the law meditate it day and night and you will be successful
Moses and the Covenant Law
It started from the time of King David followed by his son Solomon
The Golden era of Israel
Due to sin of Solomon God allowed the kingdom to be divided and was carried away to foreign land. But later on, after 70 years of exile, the Southern kingdom was restored.
The division and the collapse of the Kingdom
Religious background of Jesus
A. The Covenant Community
B. Moses and the Covenant Law
C. The Golden of Israel
D. The Division and the Collapse of the Kingdom
E. The Prophets sent by God to remind the people about their sins
F. Exile in Babylon and restoration under the Persian King Cyrus
Religious institutions
The Temple and Synagogue
Jewish Priesthood
A. The Levites
B. The Priests
C. The High Priests
The Jewish Feast
A. The Feast of Passover
B. Feast of Tabernacle
The lowest order of the jewish priesthood, set apart for the service of the sanctuary
The Levites
From the Jewish Priesthood; were selected among the priestly families, particularly from the descendants of Aaron and Moses
The Priests
Jewish Priesthood;
was the titular head of the Jewish people, exercising unusual authority in the community
The High Priests
To remind their Exodus in Egypt
The Feast of Passover
To commemorate God’s care while living in tents in the wilderness during the 40 years of wandering.
Feast of Tabernacle
The Jewish community was united in its faith in one God, but there were certain differences in the interpretation of that faith.
The Jewish Sectarian group
Their members came from wealthy, aristocratic and priestly families. They recognized only the Pentateuch as the scripture. They rejected the belief in resurrection, angels, judgement, future life and spirits because they were not taught in the Torah.
The Sadducees
“The separatists” The term Pharisees was first introduced during the time of John Hyrcanus when a group of Jews insisted on observing the Torah very strictly, resulting in the separatist attitude toward all of life.
The Pharisees
They were the ascetic group, the monks of their day. In 1947, the shepherds discovered some ancient scrolls hidden in a cave in Khirbet Qumran near the dead sea. The scroll now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, reveal to us some of their beliefs and practices.
The Essenes
They were similar to the Pharisees, but they formed somewhat radical left wing because they were, at one and at the same time, legalist and nationalist.
The Zealots
