1. T be
REMEMBERED
•Jesus of Nazareth – notes
•Encountering Jesus reading on
the world of Jesus
•The religious and political
groups of Jesus’ time
2. "Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His
disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees
sit in Moses' seat. Therefore whatever they tell
you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do
according to their works; for they say, and do not
do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear,
and lay them on men's shoulders; but they
themselves will not move them with one of their
fingers. But all their works they do to be seen by
men."
Matt 23:1-5
6. From out of this chaos, the Roman Empire
emerged. The Romans were effective
administrators, but they considered anyone
not Roman to be a barbarian. This empire
would brook no dissent.
They ruled their world with
absolute power.
7. They were so successful, in fact,
that one third of the world lived
and died under the rule of the
Caesars—the emperors of
Rome.
10. Roman Rule in Israel
The Jewish people resented
Roman rule. They believed they
were capable of self-government.
The Jews hated that fact that the
Roman procurators (senior
administrators) could appoint and
depose the Jewish High Priest.
11. The People cried out for a Messiah —
the leader who would free them from
oppression.
The Jewish people wanted their Messiah to be a
political conqueror like King David of old.
Someone who would defeat the Romans. They
were not expecting a peace-loving Jesus.
18. The Pharisees try to trick Jesus about His interpretation of the Law.
19. believed God was coming, but only through a
catastrophic event.
lived strict, pure lives away from civilization
hid their writings in seaside caves—the Dead
Sea Scrolls
lived austere lives—avoiding luxuries, sharing
communal meals, acts of ritualistic
purification; i.e. sitting on top of a tree for
decades, or a vow of silence
28. Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. (Exodus
21:24)
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury
upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
(Micah 5:15)
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn
unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth
with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of
the world. (Deuteronomy 32:22)