39- And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. 40- And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. 41- Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. […]
Chapter 1 1- The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2- Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3- and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father […]
Mark’s version of the career and teachings of Jesus, probably completed around 70 C.E., is generally regarded as the earliest of the Gospel accounts. It provides a picture of the early Jesus movement emerging within Judaism and chronicles the teachings of early Christianity and the life of Jesus, We present here excerpts providing a sense […]
Excerpted from Ancient Israel- From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple. Ed. Hershal Shanks. Washington, D.C.- Biblical Archaeology Society, 1999. Christians Of the groups that emerged in the first century C.E., the Christians are the most famous. Jesus, their leader, was a holy man and a teacher who, like many other such people, attracted admirers […]
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying- “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. –The Gospel According to Matthew, 23 Jesus […]
From Text to Tradition The Rise of the Early Church Historical surveys Shaye Cohen. “Roman Domination- The Jewish Revolt and the Destruction of the Second Temple.” Part IV Primary sources Mark 1-13- The Teachings of Jesus Matthew 1-2- The Birth of Jesus (EText Center) Luke 2-39-52- Jesus’ Early Experience with the Temple (EText Center) Luke […]
Overview- The Rise of Christianity (circa 4 BCE-330 CE) Early Christianity within Second Temple Period Judaism Jewish-Christian Relations in the Greco-Roman World (2nd-4th centuries CE)
Chapter 22 47- While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; 48- but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?” 49- And when those who were about […]