HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Herodian Dynasty, Late Antiquity, Last Roman Emperor
Document Summary
From the life of jesus of nazareth to the last emperor of the west 30bc 500ad. The spread of christianity was slow and uneven. By the 3rd century it made up only 2-3% of the population of the empire. Not settled until the late 4th century ce. None of the twenty-seven texts were written in jesus" lifetime. Neither jesus nor his disciples wrote down their stories. Problems with the text are similar to those of the hebrew bible. Conflict between priests and rabbis continued during the hellenistic era. Kings sought legitimacy from the sadducees (temple priests/elders), descendent of. Pharisees represented the rabbis and people of the land, commoners. Development of the essence, an apocalyptic sect, end of days . Pompey the great conquered judea in 63 bce. Herodians were seen as roman puppets and widely hated, especially because herod was not jewish. Judea in the time of jesus was full of religious and political tension.
