link to presentation Hellenism During the "silent years" Hellenism was on the rise, even among several Jewish circles. Essenes Another Jewish group (like Pharisees, Herodians, etc.) with a lot of debate surrounding them. They were largely ... read more →
Herodians show up twice in the Gospels, Josephus talks about them a bit as well. There is a lot of hsitorical debate that surrounds the Herodians. Like Republicans and Democracts meant one thing in American history, but those positions and words me ... read more →
Link to presentation Sadducees >Often we in the modern time totally conflate Sadducees and Pharisees but they >are as Republicans and Democrats today... very much not the same Origin Back in the Davidic kingdom they are the group that sought t ... read more →
Hellenism For the first time in history, Greeks redefined worldfiew to be cenetered around the individual. Prior to Hellenism, worldviews centered around pleasing the gods Alexander the Great had his own gospel (εὐαγγέλιον - euangelion: predates b ... read more →
Link to presentation Judaism Modern Judaism is very different from Jesus' Judaism which was distinct from David's Judaism, etc... We, as modern westerners, need to be aware of the religious evolution and history of Judaism to properly understand the ... read more →
Intro Session 1: Torah Session 2: Prophets and Writings Review Torah Big idea: partnership Basis of partnership / meet the characters (Genesis) God chooses a partner / the partner chooses God (Exodus) God defines the partnership (Leviticus) God sha ... read more →
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