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RLJ-1779
-- OCTOBER 25, 2020
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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Part 3: Historical Introduction |
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It is possible to read the Bible and be ignorant of
the culture in which Jesus lived. Three men had claimed to be a man
anointed by God, accumulated followers, only to be executed by the
Romans and dash all hopes. Meanwhile, the city of Jerusalem was not
only the political focus of Israel, but it was also the epicenter of
religious life. There were no hotels for the millions of Jews which
came to visit, and those who lived within the city operated a bed
and breakfast type business from their homes, creating a tourist
center that brought in a lot of money for the townspeople and the
surrounding countryside. Visitors had to exchange their currency for
temple scrip which was used to purchase overpriced sacrificial
animals. Matthew thought that Jesus would return during his
lifetime, and as he got older, he realized he needed to record what
he had witnessed. The gospel account was written after Jesus
ascended, but before the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 A.D. |
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