JS-3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moses Mendelssohn, Passive-Aggressive Behavior, Feudalism

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JS-3100
• Professor: Smith Helmut

Document Summary

"probably" mark was the first gospel written (probably 66-74) i. ii. Rest of the gospels stem off: matthew and luke (80"s) John is very different: "intellectual gospel" (sometime after 95) Only 16 times together in 3 other gospels. Jews and christians in central europe, circa 400-circa 1100 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. Christianity has become the state religion (from being the oppressed and down-trodden) The 2nd temple is destroyed (jews are being "oppressed") The fall of rome a little after 400. Becomes clear that the two are separated after first 1000 years. Diaspora: jews move/settle in northern europe (jewish settlements) i. Year 700: that area was filled with pagan people (big problem for. Tribes of indigenous peoples: don"t believe in anything that approaches christianity or judaism (gods of nature, war, etc) No commonality of belief a. b. c. d. e. Christians go to the holy land but learn that there are infidels in europe.