Pauline Evangelism Session 4: Background to Paul and his Letters
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Background to Paul and His Letters: Imperium Romanum Session 4 The Light Project
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This is the fourth session's Power Point slide show from the 'Using Pauline Studies for Evangelism' course taught at the Light Project, Chester.
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Background to Paul and His Letters:
Imperium Romanum
Background to Paul and His Letters:
Imperium Romanum
Session 4The Light Project
Session 4The Light Project
Senatus Populusque Romanus ‘The Senate and the People of Rome’
Roman vexillarius (standard-bearer)
Repel cavalry shield and spear formation
Roman cavalry
Roman Empire 600-400 BC
Roman Empire 300-100 BC
Roman Empire 0 BC-200 AD
Roman Empire 300-500 AD
The Jews under Foreign Rule
Babylonians (587-539 BCE)
Persians (539-332 BCE)
Greeks (332-63 BCE)
Romans (63 BCE-313 CE)
Judaea Under Roman RuleCaesar/Senate
Procurator/Governor(External)
Sanhedrin (70 Elders)
High Priest(Internal)
Population
Pharisees
What good does historical information do us as readers and Christians?
A. Life as believers.• Apologetics—does this information
contribute to the defence of the faith; the historicity of the NT?
• Faith—does this information help the individual believer in terms of his/her faith?
b. Interpretative information.Questions:
• Does one need historical background information in order to interpret the NT correctly?
• Should preachers include this sort of historical information in sermons? Why or why not?
• Should we appeal to culture to explain difficult passages in the NT? (The role of women in the church,1 Cor 14.34-35; slavery, Eph. 6.5-6)
