RLG203H5 Lecture : RLG203 (Jan 14, 2013).docx
Document Summary
First essay will draw upon what we"re talking in lecture today. This week: what do we know about the social, religious, and historical circumstances in which. How do we know about that period: texts such as the bible and secular historical texts, archaeological findings. The roman empire in the time of jesus, 1st c. ce: large extent of their empire, encircling the mediterranean, colonizer and occupier. Infrastructure of the trading and communication is nothing short of remarkable. Monty python"s life of brian: rebellion against the romans despite the infrastructure. Nazareth: galilee was seen to be a calm backwater land, but recent scholars discovered that this was not the case, seferus, large urban centre near nazareth. Mosaic of beautiful woman and other pictures. Question about him being a humble carpenter and his social class. Jesus was proximate to a thriving urban centre and exposed to diversity: there was no middle class, artisan class.
