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Book One: Introduction--A Chose PeopleA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesBOOK ONEA CHOSEN PEOPLEThe Significance of the History of Israel and the Role of the Historian When Considering Biblical Literature The purpose of t.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER I-- FROM ABRAHAM TO EGYPTA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IFrom Abraham to Egyptc. 2000 B.C.E.The story of Israel, at least as far as its nationhood is concerned, begins with the figure of Abraham. If.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER II: From Egypt to ExileA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IIFrom Egypt to ExileAncient Egypt was apparently blessed by the gods long before Joseph and his family ever arrived. The Nile river, the cent.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER III--After Exile and the Greek E..A Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IIIAfter Exile and the Greek Experiment559 B.C.E.Shortly after the people of Judah were carried off to Babylon, a new world power was emerging.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER IV--The Roman OccupationA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IVThe Roman OccupationThe Roman’s traced their origins back to the mythical figures of Romulus and Remus, twin brothers who were credite.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER V--Elements of Jewish IdentityA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER VElements of Jewish IdentityJudaism is a complex religion with a long history. The person of Abraham can considered to be the first Jew in tha.. |
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Book One: CHAPTER VI--Judaism in the First Century..A Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER VIJudaism in the First Century C.E.Generally speaking, one can make the case that the history of Judaism from the time of Alexander the Great .. |
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Book Two: PRE-NICENE CHRISTIANITYA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesBOOK TWOPRE-NICENE CHRISTIANITYThe Quest for the Historical JesusThe historian can say very little about Jesus of Nazareth with certainty. Most of the.. |
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Book Two: CHAPTER I--The Church in JerusalemA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IThe Church in Jerusalemc. 33 C.E.Matthew and John’s Gospels preserve a tradition that the inner-circle of the Jesus movement spent a pe.. |
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Book Two: CHAPTER II--Gentile ChristianityA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IIGentile ChristianityJerusalem had not yet slipped into isolation and ignominy when the first Gentiles found their way into the Christian mov.. |
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Book Two: CHAPTER III--The Blood of the Martyrs: R..A Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IIIThe Blood of the Martyrs:Roman Persecution in the First CenturyThe popular conception of an aggressive Roman campaign against the nascent C.. |
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Book Two: CHAPTER IV--Roman Persecutions in The Se..A Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER IVRoman Persecutions in The Second Century96 C.E.Like the antecedent persecution of Christianity initiated by Nero, Domitian’s pogrom en.. |
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Book Two: CHAPTER V--The Apostle to the HereticsA Chapter by Bishop R. Joseph OwlesCHAPTER V“The Apostle to the Heretics”To this point the Christian movement had been subject to the antagonisms of the Palestinian Jewish r.. |
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