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Jesus & the Movement

Jesus & the Movement . The Samaritans . - They were people living near Judea, sharing beliefs of Judaism, yet regarded with intense suspicion and hostility by the Jews No Old Testament text which specifically refers to the Samaritans.

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Jesus & the Movement

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  1. Jesus & the Movement

  2. The Samaritans - They were people living near Judea, sharing beliefs of Judaism, yet regarded with intense suspicion and hostility by the Jews • No Old Testament text which specifically refers to the Samaritans. • The New Testament presents them as a conservative religious group. • Regarded as outsiders by Jews. Reason why Jesus presents the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25 - 27) and the Samaritan women (John 4: 4 – 42)

  3. The Sadducees • They argued for the priority of the written Law, as found in the 5 books of the Law. • Nothing other than the teachings found in these writings was to be regarded as authoritative. • Hostile to any form of innovation to the Law. • Affirmed that the prophets and other writings of the O.T. were not to be regarded as having the same status as the Law. • Jesus and Resurrection ( Matt. 22: 23 – 33) • Jesus cites Exodus 3:6 • Resurrection denied by Sadducees (Acts 23: 8)

  4. The Pharisees • “Torah and Tradition” • The fidelity of the Law as interpreted by the scribes (official teachers of the law). • The Gospel doesn’t portray them as hypocrites. Jesus teachings were similar to the Pharisees interpretation. • Emphasis on ritual purity led them to separate themselves from other Jews with lax religious and moral standards. • Jesus, however, chose to associate with sinners, prostitutes, and those whom the Pharisees regarded as unclean or impure. (Matt. 9: 9 – 13)

  5. The Zealots - Group of more politically radical Jews. • Fierce nationalistic feeling, fuelled by intense resentment. As a result of foreign occupying power. • Many felt the Messiah would be the deliverer who expelled the Romans from Israel, and restore the line of David. • Jesus refused to see himself as a Messiah in this sense.

  6. Essenes • Like the Pharisees, placed considerable emphasis on religious purity. • Unlike the Pharisees, the Essenes chose to withdraw from everyday Jewish life. • The Dead Sea Scrolls (discovered 1947 – 60) give insights into the beliefs and practices of the Essenes.

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