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    Major events in Jewish history to the first century AD 1250 BC Fall of Jerusalem to the Romans. 931 BC Divided Kingdoms. 721 BC Fall of Samaria. 587 BC Fall of Jerusalem‚ Babylonian captivity. 333 BC Jews under Hellenistic rule. 63 BC Jews under Roman rule. 70 AD Fall of Jerusalem to the Romans. Major events between 50 BC - 100 AD 63 BC - 40 BC Hyrcanus2 rules‚ but is subject to Rome. 41 BC - 30 BC Antony Caesar Roman Emperor. 40 BC - 37 BC Parathions conquer Jerusalem. 38 BC - 4 BC Herod

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    Exploring the Bible 3 October‚ 2011 Inter-Biblical Period: 400 Years The Old Testament focuses on God’s covenant with his people and the stories of men of great faith and also men of prophecy‚ foretelling Christ coming. The New Testament‚ however‚ focuses on the redemption side. The Redemption side is Christ’s story here on Earth and his ministry to other people. Malachi‚ the last book written in the Old Testament‚ was written around 424 B.C. Then 418 years after‚ the book of Matthew‚ the first

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    The Pharisees were one of four (or five‚ if considering the Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls group two different sects) prominent ancient Judean sects that all existed between c. 140 BCE to 70 CE (Osterloh‚ Unit 16‚ Chart). The majority of information on the Pharisees comes from Josephus’ The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities‚ as well as from books from the New Testament. In analyzing these primary sources‚ along with information from secondary sources‚ the question of who the Pharisees are can be

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    Hellenization vs. Traditional Judaism Pharisees vs. Sadducees vs. Hellenization Platonism vs. Stoicism (Note how each influenced early Christians) Traditional Jewish Christians vs. Hellenized Jewish Christians Gentile Christianity vs. Jewish Christianity (know how the conflict was resolved) Characteristics of Eastern Christianity Ethiopian Orthodox Church (unique characteristics of) 3. Why Church History a. Build Community and Identity i. about the story of what makes the community

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    Orthodox Judaism is. With Orthodox Judaism‚ they believe that the Torah was sent directly from God and therefore cannot be changed. They also leave understanding or interpreting it to only the Rabbis‚ and those who are direct descendants of the Pharisees. So to my understanding‚ the Orthodox Jews are similar to my Christian denomination of Pentecostal/Apostolic‚ because they too rely

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    are the five main characteristics of Apocalyptic Thought? Give three examples of Jewish apocalyptic writings. 4. Compare and contrast the idea of Reward and Punishment as presented in the Tanakh and in Jewish Apocalypticism. 5. How did the Pharisees and Sadducees differ in regard to Oral Torah and Reward and Punishment in an afterlife? How might each have justified their position? 6. Compare and contrast the cosmology‚ ethics and means of "salvation" in Epicureanism‚ Stoicism‚ Platonism‚ Gnosticism

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    Revalations‚ which talkes about the second coming of Jesus an the end of the world | Sadducees | A member of a Jewish sect that denied the resurrection of the dead‚ the existence of spirits‚ and the obligation of oral tradition‚ emphasizing acceptance of the written Law alone. | Pharisees | A Jewish sect which opposed the Sadducees‚ who believed in the ressuetion of a Messiah along with life after death | Essenes | a member of an ascetic sect that flourished in Palestine from the second century

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    | | | | Assess the Significance of the Great Revolt of Jerusalem and the Siege of Masada Historical Investigation | Table of Contents Preamble 1 The Revolt 1 Masada 3 Significance 4 Historical Investigation Preamble Figure 1 (below) Source: http://www.jewishagency.org/NR/rdonlyres/0A8F1B8A-9FBC-49D6-B0DB-028F98B26762/46399/jlm21.jpg The great revolt of Jerusalem and the siege of Masada has had a significant impact on many people of different nations for centuries. In

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    Patriarchs→(period in the Old Testament – after Beginnings – Genesis 12-50) It begins with Abraham (& Sarah) and his call and continues through Isaac‚ Jacob and his 12 sons. The sons and Jacob are taken to Egypt by Joseph who becomes a leader during the famine. Genesis closes with the death of Joseph. Talks of the ancestors of the Jewish people. (Patriarch→Any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.) Exile (captivity)→Fall of Jerusalem (Babylonian captivity of the

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    Mithraism‚ the EssenesPharisees and Sadducees. For example in comparison with the Mithraism‚ Christianity also believes that Jesus (Messiah) was born from a virgin mother and that shepherds attended his birth. Both Mithraism and Christianity believed that there was a hell and a heaven and that good versus evil existed. These two religions worship on Sundays‚ celebrate with bread and wine‚ believe in resurrection and conduct baptisms. From the same sources I gather that Pharisees and Christianity

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