RELG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Zadok, Manuscript Culture, Jesus Movement

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 210
• Professor: Ian Henderson

Document Summary

We have more sources about jesus than any other figure in 2nd temple judaism. Some were heroes in 2nd temple judaism, we feel we know more about them. Manuscript culture; hard to know when a manuscript was written. Most texts; dated by scholars to see if there are clues --; make a guess. This is the case of the gospels (event: destruction of jerusalem and temple) Other jews who foretold destruction of 2nd temple. Mark; aspects of jesus describing destruction of temple that did not. Unfulfilled prophecy is probably authentic (criterion of unfulfilled prophecy) Eg; jesus said there was gonna be a statue in temple. Non statistical probability. (feature of historical knowledge) rank knowledge of the past. Fairly certain mark written before destruction of temple, more that matthew inspired from mark. Modify temple practices to conform to other temples in region, local syrian gods. (conformation of non jewish religions, cultural assimilation.