Theology
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Lecture1.pptJerusalem, Rome and the Mediterranean
When Does Church History Begin?
- With Abraham’s God and the Old Covenant?
- With Jesus of Nazareth and the Incarnation?
- With the Holy Spirit at Pentecost?
The Mediterranean World
Alexander (d. 323)
- 343-334 BC Alexander conquers the known world from Greece to India
- Establishes Greek cities (Polis) and puts Greeks in charge of administration
- Greek Language, Culture and Religion mix with regional varieties to create ‘Hellenism’
Remus and Rumulus
Roman Rule
- The construction of interlocking road systems
- Clearing the Mediterranean sea lanes of Pirates
- Taxatian and provincial rule
- The Imperial Cult
- Romanitas and citizenship
Caesar Augustus (Octavian)
- 31 BC Defeats Antony at Actium
- 27 BC Becomes ‘Emperor in Rome
- 12 BC Become ‘Pontifex Maximus’
- 14 BC Death of Augustus; Succession of Tiberius
Jerusalem and Judaism
- Denominations of Second Temple Judaism
- Diaspora Judaism
- Torah and Talmud
- The war with Rome and the consequences of 70 AD
Apocalyptic Literature
- Revelation and the consequneces of the fall of Jerusalem
