1. The Bible and Roman Empire December 9, 2018 St Andrew Lutheran Church Beaverton, Oregon Paul Navarre

2. Dec. 2: The rise and fall of the Roman Empire in 45 minutes
Dec. 9: Rome and the Christmas story
Dec. 16: Rome and the Easter story
Dec. 23: Rome and the early church

4. Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC)

6. First Punic War (264–241 BC)

8. Second Punic War (218–201 BC)

9. Macedonian Wars (200–188 BC)

10. Maccabean Revolt 167 to 160 BCE

11. Hasmonean dynasty 140 BCE–37 BCE

12. Pompey the Great 63 BCE

13. Julius Caesar

14. Second Triumvirate 43 BC to 33 BC

16. Caesar Augustus

18. Luke 2: 1-3
1 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David.