02.01.18 Sanhedrin The Greek word Sanhedrin is a combination of syn, meaning together and hedra, meaning seats.[1] The court consisted of the following entities:[2] 1 President and...
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02.01.18 Sanhedrin
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02.01.19 School of Hillel
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02.01.19 School of Hillel. Rabbi Hillel, a/k/a Hillel the Elder, was one of the most important religious leaders in Israel during the time of Roman occupation. He was born in Babyl...
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02.01.20 School of Shammai
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02.01.20 School of Shammai. Rabbi Shammai (c. 50 B.C. – A.D. 30) was a leading Jewish scholar during the time of Herod the Great and Jesus. He was the embodiment of the narrow-mi...
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02.01.21 Scribes
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02.01.21 Scribes. In the early years of the Old Testament era, scribes were little more than secretaries who functioned as copy writers and performed dictations.[1] But by the begi...
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02.01.22 Sicarii
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02.01.22 Sicarii. (See also Zealots 02.01.23). This group of freedom fighters was known as the “Sicarii” to the Romans and as the “Zealots” to the Jewish people. Some schol...
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02.01.23 Zealots
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02.01.23 Zealots. (See also 02.01.22 Sicarii.) The Zealots were not only freedom fighters, but they were extremely hostile to the Romans, Herodians, and the wealthy aristocratic Je...
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02.02 Biblical And Extra-Biblical Writings
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Unit 02 Cultural Background Studies Chapter 02 Biblical And Extra-Biblical Writings 02.02.00.A. JESUS HEALS THE LEPER. Artist unknown. A ninth century Pen-and-ink dr...
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02.02.01 Introduction
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02.02.01 Introduction. This study contains dozens of quotations from ancient extra-biblical sources. The importance of these writings lies in the fact that they aid in the understa...
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02.02.02 Ante-Nicene Fathers
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02.02.02 Ante-Nicene Fathers. The Ante-Nicene Fathers are those church leaders who were influential prior to the Church Council of Nicea in the year 325, but after the Apostolic Fa...
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02.02.03 Apocrypha
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02.02.03 Apocrypha. The Apocrypha[1] is a collection of about fourteen books[2] written, for the most part, during the Inter-Testamental Period in the Holy Land.[3] However, It w...
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