MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Synoptic Gospels, Gospel, Jewish Diaspora

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Alexander B Stewart

Document Summary

Mmmw 12 lecture 4 jesus and christianity. 63 bce: romans conquer judea, rule through local proxy king herod. Herod taxes locals for big roman building projects. Temple hosts civic festivals, sacrifices to emperor, feasts to roman gods with consent of priests. 66-70 ce: jewish revolt crushed, 1 million killed, temple destroyed: weakens power of priesthood. 132-135: simon bar kohkba revolt briefly restores sovereignty before romans destroy. Jerusalem again: quashing revolts begins jewish diaspora. Spread of jewish people all over the world. Warrior king: will revolt and reestablish united kingdom of israel. Spiritual leader: revive faith, preserve identity, restore god"s blessing. Apocalyptic king: end present world, usher in new, better era. Someone yet to come: cyrus: persian conqueror who freed the jews and let them go back to jerusalem. Josephus (37-100): judean rebel and historian, sides with rome in jewish war, mentions jesus was crucified, brother james stones, john the baptist beheaded (angered many jews), pharisees popular.