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

Palestine under roman rule (67bc 313 ce) 63 bc romans conquer judea, rule through local proxy, herod. Herod taxes locals for big roman building projects. Temple hosts civic festivals, sacrifices to emperor, feasts to roman gods. 66-70 ce jewish revolt crushed: 1 million killed, temple destroyed. 132-135 simon bar kohkba restored sovereignty: romans destroy jerusalem again, revolts begin jewish diaspora. Warrior king: revolt and reestablish israel. Spiritual leader: re(cid:448)i(cid:448)e faith, preser(cid:448)e ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455), a(cid:374)d restore god"s (cid:271)lessi(cid:374)g. Apocalyptic king: end present world, and usher in a new era. Judean rebel and historian: sided with rome in jewish war, me(cid:374)tio(cid:374)s jesus" crucifixion, says pharisees were popular. Tactius (56-120: roman historian, mentions jesus as one of many rebels in provinces. Rabbinical texts: mention existence of jesus and christian community in palestine. Ro(cid:373)a(cid:374)s a(cid:374)gered je(cid:449)s (cid:271)(cid:455) : bringing images of emperor into jerusalem, using temple funds to build an aqueduct, and beating protestors. Mark (66-70: basic narrative written during/ after jewish war.