HUMA 3421 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fornication, Principate, Roman Citizenship
7 Jan 2020
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Historical background of the judeans; judeans are: refugees from crete descendants of ethiopians. They were formerly slaves in egypt but escaped to the desert during the 7-day exodus. The population of egypt was evacuated during the leadership of hierosolymus and judas. Among the judeans, everything that we hold sacred is regarded as sacrilegious . Sexual perversions: judeans do not have sex with gentiles. Cultural practices: you cannot kill children, circumcision, contempt for death, love of children. Ethnicity: the judeans made their own dynasty and the kings were expelled, jews were the lowest slaves in the assyrian empire. Religion: they bury, not cremate, the dead, idolatry is sinful to jews, only jews could go to the temple gate. Tacitus did not like nero as he thought that nero was a bad emperor. Commentary on the fire in rome in 64 ad: Christians were arrested for their hatred of the human race .
