2. A Survey of the New Testament
Chapter 1
Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

3. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Greek Period and Preliminaries
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

4. Ancient Empires

5. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Greek Period and Preliminaries
From the OT to Alexander the Great
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

6. Alexander’s Conquests

7. Alexander’s Empire

8. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Greek Period and Preliminaries
From the OT to Alexander the Great
Hellenization
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

9. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Greek Period and Preliminaries
Diadochi
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

10. The Hellenistic World

11. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Greek Period and Preliminaries
Diadochi
The Seleucids
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
Diplomatic Defeat
Persecution by Antiochus Epiphanes

12. Coin of Antiochus Epiphanes

13. Greek God Dionysius -
enforced processional marching in his honor became part of Antiochus’ program of Hellenization

14. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Maccabean Period
Revolt
Independence
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

15. Maccabean Battles

16. Israel under the Maccabees

17. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Roman Period
The Rise of Rome
Roman Administration
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

18. The Roman World

19. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Roman Period
The Rise of Rome
Roman Administration
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
Roman Emperors

20. Nero

21. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Roman Period
Herod the Great
Herod’s Dynasty
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents

22. Herodian Kingdoms

23. 1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents
The Roman Period
Roman Governors and Revolts
From the First Jewish War to the Second
1 – Political, Cultural & Religious Antecedents