Oppression. Bondage. Death. All these are accepted as a part of life in 1st Century Israel. Over 500 years earlier, the Assyrians had conquered the Northern Kingdom, Israel, and the Babylonians had conquered the Southern Kingdom, Judah. Since that time, the names of the empires changed, but the realities of life did not. Persia. Greece. [...]
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Introduction to the Good News of Matthew
Posted: October 2, 2009 in The Gospel of MatthewTags: Ezra, intertestamental period, Jesus, Judah Maccabees, matthew, Messiah, Nehemiah, Pharisees, Sadducees, Torah
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