Revelation of Jesus
Part 1: The world of Jesus
Jesus’ world included people of different religions, cultures, and people who spoke different languages.
People in Jesus’ time thought the world had always been as it was and that it would always be the same in the future.
The land was rocky and arid making it hard to grow crops.
The Romans were brutal conquers they especially hated Jews and Christians.
The word ‘El’ when found in biblical literature is always a reference to God.
Women, children, and infants were seen as throwaway, not important, members of society
What does it mean to believe that everything is a limited good?
Why is honor important to biblical people?
What is honor?
What happens when a family member causes the family to loose honor?
What is a collectivist culture? (Us not me.)
Jesus did not think of himself as an individual,
Jesus was Jewish, but the Jewish religion of his time is different than modern Judaism.
Two of the sects within the New Testament are the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
The Romans expected people to worship the Caesar as a god.
The city of Rome burned about 30 years after Jesus' lifetime.
Nero blamed the Christians for burning the city of Rome.
The Jewish people revolted against the Romans.
The Romans destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the Jewish temple in 70 CE.
Jesus most likely spoke: Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin
Part 2: The New Testament
What is the purpose of the New Testament?
How many books are in the New Testament?
The four types of books in the New Testament are: Gospels, Acts, Letters, and Apocalyptic
What are the names of the four Gospels?
Which Gospel was written first?
Why is a good thing for us to have four Gospels?
The word Gospel means “Good news”.