RELG 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Essenes, Sadducees, Maccabees
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Septuagint- chief literary work that influenced judaism + western culture: translation of hebrew bible into greek, comes from the latin word 70, greek king ptolemy ii was informed by librarian that they had no. Appointed 72 scholars from each of the 6 tribes to translate the. Caesar augustus- 100be, romans took over from the greek. Still had a heavy influence of hellenism where jews were concentrated. Sadducees: comes from the name zodok who was the high priest under. Commentaries on books of the hebrew bible. Regulations to wage war vs. sons of darkness. Written for the distinct viewpoint that jesus was the messiah and god himself. For christians = hebrew bible and new testament. Jesus grew up in the village of nazareth: region known as galilee, god"s coming of anytime, called for repentance before final decision of god, gained followers from all different walks of life. Jesus as an exorcist- people believed cause of sickness was b/c of demons.