ANCH2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sophia (Wisdom), Caesura, Aelia Capitolina
Week 13 Lecture
Jews, Early Christianity and Late Antique Polytheism
Second Temple Judaism:
Hebrew bible of jewish history
Judas Maccbee leads revolts
Hannukah festival of lamps marks success of revolt
Hasmonean Dynasty, then Jewish client kings of Rome, Herod renovates Temple
Sources:
4 Gospels – Greek biographies of Jesus Christos of Nazareth
Philo Judaeus of Alexandria
Flavius Josephus (Jewish traitor?) – became a Roman citizen
Dead Sea Scrolls
NT books – second part of the 1st century AD
Greek and Latin authors like Pliny, Suetonius and Tacitus
4 Gospels:
Ordering of census – last years of Herod
Jesus must be of the house David to be the Christos (Messiah)
Baptism by John – preaching, teaching and healing in Nazareth of Galilee
Pontias Pilate – Prefect of Judea and part of Jesus’ crucifixion
Disciples, Synagogues (groups of Jews) to Ekklesiai (recognised as something different)
Talk about the Jesus movement – avoid the word Christian to these groups (Ekklesiai – based
around cities and often more than one) – have their roots in Synagogues
Disciples vs Apostles:
D = students and followers, 12 and lose 1 with Judas, election
A = men and women that were sent out (Peter and Paul as the founders of the Christian
church)
Letters of Paul earlier past of the NT (before the gospels) – first actual written accounts of
the teachings of Christianity
Collected by Mark, Mathew, John
Only one narrative book – Jesus death and Paul’s arrival at Rome
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Document Summary
Hannukah festival of lamps marks success of revolt. Hasmonean dynasty, then jewish client kings of rome, herod renovates temple. 4 gospels greek biographies of jesus christos of nazareth. Nt books second part of the 1st century ad. Greek and latin authors like pliny, suetonius and tacitus. Ordering of census last years of herod. Jesus must be of the house david to be the christos (messiah) Baptism by john preaching, teaching and healing in nazareth of galilee. Pontias pilate prefect of judea and part of jesus" crucifixion. Disciples, synagogues (groups of jews) to ekklesiai (recognised as something different) Talk about the jesus movement avoid the word christian to these groups (ekklesiai based around cities and often more than one) have their roots in synagogues. D = students and followers, 12 and lose 1 with judas, election. A = men and women that were sent out (peter and paul as the founders of the christian church)
