The Condition of Jesus’s Time
Cards (8)
- Seven New Testament letters definitely authored by Paul:
- 1 Thessalonians
- Galatians
- Philippians
- Philemon
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Romans
- Concepts or Images of Jesus:
- Actual Jesus
- Historical Jesus
- Normative Jesus
- Proclaimed Jesus
- Stages in Writing of the Gospels:
- Actual Jesus
- Oral Tradition
- Age of Evangelists (Actual writing)
- Criteria in Writing the Gospels:
- Infancy Narrative
- Public Ministry of Jesus
- Death and Crucifixion of Jesus
- Resurrection Event
- Israel:
- Tiny nation of 8,500 square miles in southwest Asia
- Neighbors: Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
- Surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan river
- Primary water source: Jordan river
- Jordan river starts in Lebanon and empties into the Dead sea
- Sodom and Gomorrah:
- Cities located on the coast of the Dead sea in the days of Abraham and Lot
- God's judgment led to the saline solution of the water
- Water allows tourists to float on the surface
- Area known for sulfuric rock or brimstone
- Religion and Political Condition:
- In the first-century Jewish community, religious leaders also served as political leaders
- Jews were allowed to govern themselves to a certain extent under Roman authority
- Biblical Evidences:
- Mark 11:27 - Chief priests, scribes, and elders confront Jesus in the temple
- Mark 12:13 - Pharisees and Herodians sent to trap Jesus
- Mark 12:18 - Sadducees question Jesus aggressively
- Goal of leaders was to trap Jesus in a crime punishable by death