Quizzes
Understanding the New Testament World
How do we get from the Old Testament to the New? What happened in between?
Remember how in the first video of this course we talked about the New Testament as history, literature and theology? Taking the New Testament seriously as history means learning about the historical context. We need to fill in the gaps in our knowledge that separate our world from the world of the first century. One of the biggest gaps is what happens between the Old and New Testaments. At the end of the Old Testament, Persia is the superpower, but at the start of the New Testament, Rome is. How did that happen?
Hold on tight! Get ready for 400 years in a video!
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Between the testaments was four centuries of action. A lot of stuff went down. Knowing a bit of this history will help us understand what life was like at the time of the New Testament and will help us make sense of some of the issues the New Testament addresses.
Living under Roman Rule
Now that we know the story of empires from Persia to Rome, let’s delve into the New Testament world.
What was it like to live under Roman Rule?
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Peace on Earth?
The “Peace of Rome” was both a blessing and a curse. The propaganda of emperor worship was widespread in a world. How did the Jewish people react? We’ll explore that question in our next videos.
Test yourself:
Hellenization
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1.3 Understanding the New Testament World
Read and respond to the following questions:
- Did anything in these videos help you make better sense of a New Testament passage?
- What passage do you understand better and how?
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thanks for explaining where the family of Herod’s came from. That was a big gap that I’ve always wondered.
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@Lchugg no problem! It helps quite a bit to understand the Herodian dynasty.
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- Did anything in these videos help you make better sense of a New Testament passage? (It is necessary to confirm whether the Hasmonean Dynasty is an independent Israeli country.)
- What passage do you understand better and how? ( I don’t understand because the explanation of the Hasmonean Dynasty is not clear.)
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