Posts tagged: bema

link to presentation Hellenism During the “silent years” Hellenism was on the rise, even among several Jewish circles. Essenes Another Jewish group (like Pharisees, Herodians, etc.…

Herodians show up twice in the Gospels, Josephus talks about them a bit as well. There is a lot of hsitorical debate that surrounds the Herodians. Like Republicans and Democracts m…

Link to presentation Sadducees Often we in the modern time totally conflate Sadducees and Pharisees but they are as Republicans and Democrats today… very much not the same Origin B…

Hellenism For the first time in history, Greeks redefined worldfiew to be cenetered around the individual. Prior to Hellenism, worldviews centered around pleasing the gods had his…

Link to presentation Judaism Modern Judaism is very different from Jesus’ Judaism which was distinct from David’s Judaism, etc… We, as modern westerners, need to be aware of the re…

Intro Session 1: Torah Session 2: Prophets and Writings Review Torah Big idea: partnership Basis of partnership / meet the characters (Genesis) God chooses a partner / the partner…