libertism(sensualism)

*Providence of Judea revolted but were crushed by Romans

*Temple destroyed along with many Sadducees

*Destruction of Jerusalem

General Revelation

God's disclosure that all people can contemplate by evidences in nature, history, and humankind

*Does not give him a name

Unique self revelation

*Bible, church, person and work of the Holy Spirit, person on Jesus Christ, God's actions in the history of Jerusalem

*Secret ceremonies to bring salvation to initiate(sworn to secrecy)

*promised purification and immportality

*dying and rising gods

*not fully rising

*explain death and fall and rise in spring

*writing assistant(secretary) for author of NT book

* sometimes given much or little freedom in word choice

*gnosis-knowledge

*no named diety

*Marcion-creator

*"god" was too great to create corrupt earth

*Earth created by lower Aeon

*Matter=bad, spirit=good

1. Redemptive history

2. Testify of Christ

3. make us "wise of salvation"

4. Strengthens our faith

5. guides us into a holy life

6. comforts in afflictions

7. Provides spiritual weapons

1. Written by apostle or close associate

2. Universality (accepted by church) 

3. Nature(Agrees with church doctrine)

4.Inspiration(Inspired?)

conquered Middle East by beating Persians

*Pro-hellenization

*modeled 70 cities after Greek culture

Antiochus IV

*replaced Jewish priest with hellenizer

*Forced by Roman senate to give up troops while in Egypt

*Enforced Paganism

translation of Old Testament into Greek

*translated by 72 Egyptian Jewish scholars under Ptolemy Philadelphus

*a portion of Alexander's empire centered around Syria

*ended when Pompey made Syria a Roman province

*Led rebels in guerilla warfare against Syria

*Killed in battle

*Succeeded by brother, Jonathan, then Simon

Roman general

*conquered Palestine in 63 BC

*Conquests into eastern end of Mediteranean Basin

*First to be deified after death

*Defeated Marc Anthony and Cleopatra

* set up provincial system of government

*Jesus was born under his reign

*Roman emperor

*Jesus ministered and died under him

*Roman emperor

*expelled Jewish residents from Rome for civil disturbances

*Roman emperor

*PErsecuted Christians in Rome

*under whom Paul and Peter were martyred

*Ruled Palestine under Rome

*resented by Jews because of Idumean ancestry(Esau)

*jealous and cruel

*killed 1 wife and 3 sons

*Murdered all babies in Bethlehem after Jesus' birth

*commanded to kill Jews when he died so there would be mourning at his death

*son of Herod

*ruled over Galilee and Perea

*rebuked by John the Baptist for divorcing wife 

*Jesus stood trial in front of him

*a fortress on the west side of the Dead Sea

*900 rebels commited mass suicide when fort was overrun

*a sister language of Hebrew

*picked up by Jews during exile

*spoken by Jesus

*legal language of Roman empire

*used mainly in the West

*middle class laymen

*observed rabbinic and Mosaic law

*ritual purity

*Observed Sabbath meticulously

*clashed with Jesus 

*highly educated

*accepted entire canon

*prevent contamination of Isreal

*only accepted Torah

*fewer than Pharisees, but more political power

*did not believe in angels, spirits, or immortality of the soul

*would not change Old Testament to update with life

*lived in monastic communities

*like a quote

*stricter on Pharisees

*Admission required 3 year probation and release of property and wealth

*did not sacrifice animals in temple bc it was tainted

*prepared for 40 year war expected to culminate in messianic kingdom

*1st 5 books of Old Testament

*Pentateuch, Mosaic Law

*Fought hellenization with guerilla warfare

*branched from Jews who revolted against Rome

*Jews, common people

*unaffiliated with religious sect 

*ignorant to Old Testament law

*resented by Pharisees

*Jews who rejected the faith

*most despised people in Israel

2 categories

1. Hebraists

*all things Jew

2. Hellenists

*greek culture+Jewish faith

*noncanonical

*not accepted as scripture by early christians

*accepted by Eastern ORthodox and Ethiopic Scripture

Torah(law)

a

Nebbiivn(Prophets)

a

Kethubiim(writings)

pseudepigrapha

*falsely inscribed

*Some are apocalyptic writing

*called Apocrypha by Roman Catholics

*Gospel of Mark was first written of the three Synoptic Gospels(Matthew, Mark, Luke)

*The other two were based partly on Mark

There are two sources for Matthew and Luke

*One is Mark

Synoptic Problem

(Oral Tradition Hypothesis)

*synoptic Gospels were spoken then written down

*Some scholars doubt the transmission by word of mouth

*Outline of early Acts chapters and Letters of Paul

*Jesus came, did miracles, died, rose, and is coming back....so be good and be baptized

Assembly of 23 judges appointed in every city in Biblical Land of Israel

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