Lukes gospel Topic 1

• His ministry lasted

  3 years
• Jews

  Very religious
• Jesus

  Born: OBC<br>Died: 33AD<br>A Gentile is a non-Jew
• Peter


  Became first Pope and was known as the rock of the catholic church
• Characteristics of Jesus

  • Born a Jew in Palestine
  • Peter was his closest disciple
  • Established the Christian faith<br>His disciples carried on his preaching after he died<br>Oral tradition - word of mouth
• Messiah


  Jews today are still waiting for the coming
• Jesus was a Jew who lived where Jews were ruled by the Roman empire
• John wrote ADAS
• King Herod the Great integrated Roman customs into the Jewish population
• Luke's Gospel narrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth
• Jesus ministry
• Herod the Great was the king of Palestine
• Jewish beliefs and attitudes were shaped by the Roman rule as they longed for a messiah to save them from the Romans
• After Herod the Great's death, Palestine was divided by his sons who played a significant role in Jesus' story
• King Herod the Great was disliked by Jewish religious authorities for showing little to no interest in Jewish laws and customs
• Pontius Pilate made no changes to the Jewish high Priesthood and worked closely with Caiaphas to support Roman agendas
• Pontius Pilate's main jobs were to keep law and order intact and collect taxes
• Jesus was arrested, crucified, and some apostles may have been involved in a change of treason
• Groups like the zealots led armed uprisings against the Roman occupation
• King Herod the Great was appointed king of Judea by Emperor Augustus
• Luke's Gospel looks at the Jewish Religious background and political situation relevant to Jesus' ministry and death
• Most Jews did not like the Roman occupation
• Pontius Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus and was later ordered home in disgrace
• Pontius Pilate was the Roman Governor of Judea from AD 26-36
• Matthew wrote AD7.5
• By executing Jesus, the Romans had kick-started a brand new religion that would widely spread
• He worked closely with Caiaphas


  He found him to support Roman agendas
• The Sects among Jews

  • Pharisees
  • Sadducees
  • Essenes
• He made no changes to the Jewish high Priesthood
• Pharisees' Beliefs

  • Resurrection
  • Strict observance of the Law
  • Oral tradition was a focus of their lives
• Pharisees' Practices


  • Service keeping
  • Ceremonial washing
  • Believed Oral law was part of Mosaic Law
• Sadducees' Beliefs


  • Didn't believe in the coming of the Messiah
• He was ordered home in disgrace
• Sadducees' Background
• Pharisee conflict with Jesus
• Prayers said in the Temple were believed to be most efficacious
• Sadducees' Practices


  • Less strict than Pharisees in upholding Law
  • Lived by laws only obtained in the Torah
  • Practiced no scripture
• Characteristics of a person

  • Harsh
  • Vain
  • Arrogant
  • Ruthless
• Religious Background

  • Surrounds the Temple in Jerusalem and the Sonhodinn
  • The Pharisees and Sadducees were the main perbis of Judaism and they had various beliefs and practices
  • Jews were people of God
• Pharisees' Background

  • Separated from the common people
  • Non-priestly Jewish group
  • Thousands of them at the time of Jesus