HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Paul The Apostle, Tidus, Roman Citizenship
27 May 2016
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Alexandria egypt was the largest jewish community. Jews didn"t serve in the army because of symbols and sacrifices to polytheistic gods. Augustus had coins without his face on it. Relationship between roman empire and the jewish community grows worse after augustus. Took a number of years to put down the revolt. Tidus orders the cruxcifiction of 500 jews a day: only stops when they run out of wood. Paul of tarsus (early 1st century c. 62-65 ce) Middle class family: speak and writes in greek, practiced a craft of tent maker, has roman citizenship. Convinces the other apostles that he received messages from jesus. Ideas started to get attraction from non jew. Conflict of if need to become jewish first to become christian: paul said no. Goes on mission on the eastern peninsula: goes to greece, ethesis. Writes letters from these place: 13 letters, corinthians, letters explained and criticized some practices, 13 letters became the new testament.
