Chapter 1 – The historical context of Jesus and the New Testament

Josephus on Jesus (p 4)

Here is a link to Antiquities 18 online: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/ant-18.html

A table showing the ruling empires timeline pt1 — Page 8: Timeline part 1

A table showing the ruling empires timeline pt2 — Page 9: Timeline part 2

Page 11: 1 Maccabees 1:41-61 NRSV: link to Bible Gateway: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Maccabees+1.41-61&version=NRSV

A list of key dates from the OT to the Roman takeover — Page 12: key dates

Josephus on John the baptist’s death (p 15). Here is a link to Antiquities 18 online: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/ant-18.html

A map of Palestine in NT times — Page 16: The region of Palestine in New Testament times

The theatre at Sepphoris — Page 17: Sepphoris, a city 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Nazareth. It was developed by Herod Antipas. The theatre was built around AD 100.

A mosaic floor in house at Sepphoris — A luxurious house in Sepphoris (built about AD 200) has a mosaic floor, on which this beautiful face is remarkably preserved.

A chart showing the family tree of Herod — Page 18: Herod family tree

Josephus on Pilate and the standards (p 19). Here is a link to Jewish War 2 online: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/josephus/war-2.html

Leaders of Judea in the Roman period — Page 20: leaders of Judea in the Roman period

A list of key dates in the Roman period — Page 21: key dates in the Roman period

A map of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus — Page 22: Jerusalem at the time of Jesus

A statue of the emperor Augustus — Page 50. The emperor Augustus, Roman emperor at the time of Jesus’ birth, portrayed as a military victor (20 BC) – found in Prima Porta, a northern suburb of Rome, in 1863.

A bronze head of Augustus — This striking bronze head of Augustus, found in 1910 in Meroë, Sudan, had been looted from Roman Egypt in 24 BC

Photos of a Denarius coin — Denarius of Tiberius (Roman emperor AD 14-37). The coin was the daily wage of a labourer.

3. Church of nativity interior — The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Originally built by the emperor Constantine between 330 and 339 AD, it has undergone various restorations since then. The church is shared by worshippers of several Christian traditions.