RE335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Essenes, Septuagint, Scriptorium
Document Summary
Jesus of history and the christ of faith: the course focuses not on the religious figure but the historical figure of jesus. This distinction allows scholars to separate beliefs from their tasks as historians. They are able to look at the evidence without religious or theological pre-suppositions. A brief history of judaism: canon - an authoritative list or collection of books accepted by holy scripture, jesus was born in the palestine, 5 pivotal events in jewish history: The beginning of roman occupation (63 bce) The fall of jerusalem and the temple (70ce) The exodus: a migration of jews/hebrews from egypt to the palestine, hebrew referred to a social stratum of people who lacked citizenship. The babylonian exile: the land of the hebrew people was decimated and its people were taken away in bondage to babylon, solomon built a great temple to yahweh in jerusalem.
